Today, my sister told me about her upcoming trip to Mexico. I asked her how she was going to do anything without knowing any Spanish. She told me she's "just going to read their lips". FML
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A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I watched a movie with my little sister. I couldn't understand a word that was said during one scene, but I figured it was in some kind of made-up language. When I commented on it later, she called me a moron and said it was Spanish. FML
Today, after many hours studying a complete course of Spanish, I felt really good. I had accomplished something, something I could really use next week when I fly to Mexico on vacation. Then I found out what I had learned was Spanish as they speak it in Spain, not how they speak it in Latin America. FML
Today, I was at a mall. A woman stopped by me, said slowly and loudly, in Spanish "baño?" Knowing a bit of Spanish, I nodded and pointed the restrooms out for her. She then mutters about "dang Mexicans and their inability to speak English". I'm not even Latina. I'm Irish-American. FML
Today, I got lost in a foreign city while on vacation and couldn't communicate with anyone, because I didn't speak the language and no one seemed to be able, or even wanted, to speak to me in mine. FML
Today, I was talking to a smokin' hot Cuban sorority girl. She told me her mom only speaks Spanish, so she translates for her. Without thinking I said, "Oh like Chewbacca and Han Solo?" FML
Today, my sister introduced me to her new, deaf boyfriend. She proudly proclaimed that she was trying to learn sign language for his sake, so he wouldn't have to read her lips. I'm also deaf and have been trying to get her to do the same for me for 20 goddamn years. FML
Today, I was at the airport, when a lady came up and loudly asked if she could sit next to me. I have serious social issues, so to avoid having to talk to her, I pretended I was deaf and couldn't hear her. She immediately broke out her sign language skills. FML
Today, I showed up at my boyfriend's work to surprise him by speaking in Spanish, his first language. I've been taking classes secretly. He smiled, kissed me, and then finished telling his friend, in Spanish, that I'm boring and ugly but he's got nothing better going on. FML
Today, while on a vacation, I tried to step out of myself and flirt with this boy who I thought was cute. He was going along with it and nodding so I thought it was working. Then he opened his mouth and I realized he didn't speak English. FML
Today, I checked in a group of men from Mexico. I speak just enough Spanish to realize they're discussing my breasts. I have to stand there smiling while checking in three more people. FML
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Top comments
nider 19
I would love to see her followed with a hidden film crew to document this.
Earths_Venus 25
Yeah, she's going to Mexico. Idiot.
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Comments (67)
teentee401 37
I'm not sure what to say here. That is a special brand of stupid right there.
myGRAM 14
Maybe she meant hips. Hips don't lie.
notgointoeurope 11
The basics of spanish are not that hard , but it would be really helpful if she were to learn useful phrases. It also depends where in Mexico she is going, in the city or downtown around tourist attractions there are a few people that can help her since a few speak english, but where i went , which was on the streets of the normal neighborhoods, I had to speak spanish quite frequently for everything. I really do hope your sister was only kidding about reading the lips the thing.
Darkjake88 3
here life is going to suck when she finally realizes down in Mexico, when speaking Spanish, your lips move to the tones.
jeriaslovesyou 16
*facepalm*
vikky538 29
I am laughing..wait wait...I am still laughing... this just made my day...
inseenglish 9
she's going to have a great time there...
wanted_2_want 40
Hahaha. Are you the kind of people that thinks "righto, lefto" will communicate the right idea to non-English speakers? Good luck with that one!
worldclassrager 41
And how will she reply and yet understand them? Sure hope she realizes she needs a translator as soon as she gets there
soulreaper12296 28
Thing is though, where she's going there is probably a fair amount of people who do know English.