Today, my teacher, who's Irish, called me insensitive and stupid for imitating her accent. I'm Filipino and my parents immigrated to Ireland where I was born, and then we moved to Canada when I was 14. Her response to my explanation? "Bullshit." FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Technically Correct: The Best Kind of Correct
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Knowledge
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You can talk, mate
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Bruvophobia
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Some people don't belong in education
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Delulu
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Get out
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UrLyfSuxx 0
Damn. But hey, accents are cool.
TheMaster15 10
No worries, shes just a wee little lady.
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Comments (253)
DaKillaMafia 2
Well..if you don't like this teacher, then tell on her and she'll get fired...after paid administrative leave for a few months.
rachilio 26
Tell ur parents. Sue can get fired
Zmeilerr 22
Who is this person named "Sue" you speak of?
ByronJess 17
That's what I would like to know!
CareFace 16
Obviously the lady getting fired, durr!
ladyLALAA 29
I would so hate to be that Sue today..
cash_monkey72 9
I wish that I had that teacher! None of mine have cool accents.
KriiFahMoro 9
Yes... Who doesn't want a terribly ignorant douche bag teacher? But it's ok, because they have an accent...
cash_monkey72 9
Hm, didn't think about it that way.
helobubba 13
I guess even more unusual than this would be a white person with a Filipino accent.
KnucklesDeep 5
File a complaint. Power hungry ***** like that need to be taught a lesson.
j_cat187 20
Such imagery
brianjman14 23
What a bitch. Not everyone who has an Irish accent has to be white. Don't let it get to you, OP. Irish pride all the way!!
Jasonf6 0
Report the bitch.
rattusrattus 19
If you'd have said 'Scottish' instead of 'Irish' and were in the UK, I would have sworn you got my old teacher. She was an evil hag with no brains. For everyone's sake, tell on your teacher, OP.
0neiros 14
Don't you mean an evil Haggis?
x_BUMS 0
She's the insensitive one.
Deaded1 12
So is your last name also Opino?