Today, once again, I explained that yes, I'm Russian. No, I'm not a communist. No, I don't pray to a picture of Putin riding a bear. And no, I don't have any vodka on me. 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.
Today, a Russian guy came up to me on the train and informed me that I look exactly like a typical Russian woman. He then went on to explain that I even had enough fat to survive their cold winters. FML
Today, several Ukrainians didn't believe me when I said I was American. Apparently I'm not fat enough. FML
Today, I had to explain to a coworker that even though, yes, I’m Polish and, yes, my family’s from Poland, that, no, we’re not from The North Pole. We’re not from Antarctica either. FML
Today, I learned that the guy I was dating got with me under the impression that I was Asian. I have Asian features but I’m from Kazakhstan, which is a former Soviet country part of Asia. When I told him I spoke Russian, he called me a “communist Putin puppet” and to “stop making up fake countries.” FML
Today, my now-former friend explained in extreme hyperbole that the only reason Russia invaded Ukraine is because Zelensky is a zionist agent meant to make Putin and Trump look bad. He stopped taking my calls after I asked him to explain this. FML
Today, we had to sit our friend down and explain that President Zelensky is not a Mossad agent/US puppet who forced Putin to invade Ukraine. He responded by talking about Hunter Biden for an hour. FML
Today, I had to do community service work, so I helped out at a senior center. One of the confused elderly patients, who believed the Cold War was still on, thought I was a Soviet and started screaming about how I was going to nuke his country. FML
Today, my very handsome, fit, Russian boyfriend tried to make me feel better about being a little overweight by telling me, "It's okay, you're American, everyone expects you to be fat." FML
Today, for the fifth time this month, I had to explain to a group of people that yes, my name really is Donald Trump. Like all the other groups, they burst out laughing and did some Trump impressions for 15 minutes. FML
Today, I had to explain to half of my class that yes, my birthday is on the same day as Hitler's, but no, it does not make me a Nazi. FML
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MrConcise 35
No vodka on you? What good is being Russian? I'm sincerely disappointed, OP.
Wizardo 34
As any well trained sleeper cell is meant to do buddy.
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Comments (191)
orsombre_fml 11
Ni vodka on you??? How disappointing... LOL
Ivy2P 10
XD I'm Canadian and everyone thinks I'm lying because I'm not the nicest person they've met
joshi42 16
In Soviet Russia bear rides YOU.
stephi96 13
Should just move to Canada then. We just ride polar bears around all day and drink maple syrup!
rachelthelime_fml 29
Oh dear... Hopefully they'll all get a brain and see beyond the stereotypes soon OP
so_this_is_me 24
LOL I'm half-German, I've been asked more than once if I support Nazism (I don't), so......
THEDUDE1553566 24
I'm Jewish so people always assume I'm a heavier version of Mort Goldman
0mysteriousman0 22
The pain is real... However there should always be a bottle of vodka in the freezer... Did you not get the memo???
TerraShadow 18
I understand this feeling being Russian myself
JeannieBean 10
I'm from Texas and while traveling everyone always asks if I have a ranch and how many cows I have... I live in the suburbs. Gotta love stereotypes!