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RaYan

Today, I thought it was yesterday, I went to school for nothing. FML

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Halloween

A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.

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xMooMoox 0

Today, I thought you were a moron. Tomorrow I will think the same.

slyvanilla_creme 0

happened to me last year on labor day...

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frenzyfusion1122 13

That is not your culture! He understands, and I am sure he was still glad you listened to him speak!!!! Don't feel bad op!

Teyros 24

Accidents happen OP I'm sure he isn't holding a grudge

arano 29

I hope he had a good breakfast.

Magnoxidans 19

If he wants to follow those "rules" you shouldn't feel bad. If women in low cut tops look at me on the street I have to spend the rest of the day bear foot :/

shanson 22

All you can do is apologize. And maybe it's a lesson we can all learn, to just ask in the future, mind if I take a seat? I'm sure that in many cultures it's frowned upon for a man to sit with a woman (especially a woman he doesn't know). Plus it never hurts to ask!

WolfAvenge 22

I feel like that goes against everything this FML is saying. She talked with him and sat down with him to learn more about his culture and religion. In no way would that lead to the assumption she figured that his culture was 100% exactly like her's, wherever she's from. It leads to the opposite assumption in my mind. Plus, even if she had studied that culture, I doubt every little rule and social cue is written in a book. She made a mistake, one she had no idea was a mistake until it was too late. She's human so it's only natural to make mistakes like that. At least she was doing it because she wanted to listen to him and learn more rather than to invade his personal space and be an asshole or something like that.

WolfAvenge 22

Sitting down to have a conversation with someone of a different culture to learn about their culture and religion is the complete opposite of assuming they share the same beliefs. She made a mistake, she's human. Even if she had studied about the culture of the place she was going or or monks in advance, not every little social cue and rule would have been recorded. It's no one's fault really, still a sucky situation for the monk and OP probably feels bad already.

Garrett2818 21

And I can only surmise that you're from the land of **** heads that judge a whole lot of people based on the actions of a select few.

Tannasgh 22

His job to tell you. After all, none of us are mind readers.

the_real_dvd 21

Just because it has no meaning to you, doesn't mean it has no meaning to him. It's a bit ignorant to call his beliefs stupid just because you don't understand them.