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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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)
yeongji 31
But you do know that you do not need to know the main language spoken in a country in order to travel there, right? Just let her go and do her own thing. She will learn sooner or later that reading lips don't help.
princesstaeleur 4
lmfaoooooo idiot
Witchylady 18
I went to Mexico and majority of people there understand English in some fashion.
tehdarkness 21
I've traveled the world and I only speak English. She will be fine.
datmanbody 2
That's just funny
melooters 11
Wow
random_funnygirl 20
lol
dark_angel4121 12
Ya; hate to break it to you but your sister will more likely end up being kidnap and made into a sex slave. Make her learn the language if you want her to live.
sharedcat 6
Ajajaja pinche puta, la vamos a buscar y secuestrar. Felicidades, desde México!
Nancylb 3
Haha. Omg xD funniest and dumbest thing everrrrrr