Kids: Moving on

Moving on

By Awesome - 17/08/2011 00:05

Today, I found out that I was moving to Germany. I'm going to be put back a year in school because of the system change. I also don't speak a word of German. Why? Because my mother wants to brag about this experience to her friends. FML

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By traveling - 09/07/2013 11:18

Today, I arrived in Germany for a summer-long stay. The family I'm supposed to stay with had said they spoke fluent English. They don't. I don't speak German. It's going to be a quiet two months. FML

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Scheiße!

By Xerfox - 03/07/2016 18:05 - Germany - Löwenstein

Today, I found out the German I've been learning for nearly a month is a dialect only spoken by people in a small area of the country. This means I'll need to re-learn most of what I thought I knew. FML

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By UnSupported - 14/08/2014 15:28 - United States - North Kingstown

Today, I excitedly told my family that, after years of studying and dedication, I've been awarded a full scholarship to Germany. My mom's reaction was to start sobbing about me becoming a "heathen" and my dad and brother started telling Nazi jokes. FML

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Kids will be kids

By monkey - 19/09/2013 10:30 - United States - Logan

Today, my daughter told me she is pregnant. The father is the foreign exchange student who just moved back to Germany. FML

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By Blöde Gans - 25/11/2014 16:14 - United States - Ormond Beach

Today, my mom booked a family trip to Sweden. This would be great, if she hadn't asked me to tell our former German exchange student that we were coming to visit her in Germany. She was thrilled. Now I have to be the one to let her down. FML

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By nolinguist - 22/11/2009 17:39 - Austria

Today, I arrived in Austria. Within about an hour, I realized that I couldn't understand any "German". Turns out they have a totally different dialect here to anything I was taught in school. I'm here till May. FML

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By jag talar - 07/09/2011 00:01 - Canada

Today, I came home to visit my family after a year at college. Expecting to impress them, I proudly informed them that I now speak fluent Swedish. Imagine my surprise when my mother said, "That's a useless language" and everyone agreed. FML

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Back home

By Anonymous - 30/12/2012 19:21 - Germany - Neunkirchen

Today, I returned to Germany for a break from my studies abroad. I got lost while out for groceries, so I tried asking a guy for directions. I went totally blank and strained to think of the right words, prompting him to mutter about rude foreigners not bothering to learn the local language. FML

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Delulu

By Favorite - 13/11/2023 15:00 - Philippines - Makati City

Today, my mom scolded me for ruining my sister's "vacation" here. She just got deported from abroad, and was only gone for 2 months after falling for a marriage scam. Now she deludes to herself that she was born and raised there, and claims not to understand our mother tongue, calling it third world primate language. FML

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By nullroute - 16/02/2016 11:34 - Switzerland

Today, I found out that while on foreign exchange for over six months now, I have been pronouncing the word for "night" in German wrong. Apparently, this whole time, the way that I have been pronouncing it in German means "naked". This explains a lot. FML

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kameryn25 3

Wednesday 17 August 2011 8:42

that's not so bad at least Germans drink like crazy and you can drive as fast as you want in some parts of the country. sounds like any teenagers dream.

Iamnotmyself 17

Wednesday 17 August 2011 8:42

You know what, this is not ok, you should scare her with a bunny, get garden gnomes to conspire against her, and throw away any childhood awards. Then sue.

Comments

Crazy_Clownz13 0

Thursday 18 August 2011 3:55

I'm in germany!!! I've been here 1 1/2 years. It's pretty fun tho.

123amanda123 14

Thursday 18 August 2011 4:06

its cool that you get to go somewhere new.. but then again it sounds like you don't want to so try and make the best of it :)

Nuahavizu 17

Thursday 18 August 2011 5:34

The only phrase you'll need to know in german: "Warum habe ich meine Hose nass gemacht?"

brooks101 0

Thursday 18 August 2011 5:45

Hears a thought dont go wow so simple evan u could do it.

Heliol 8

Saturday 20 August 2011 17:44

First off, please learn English properly. Secondly, it's not very easy to just say you're not going to move with your family when you're a minor. The foster care system is not usually very pleasant and even if you get emancipated you still have to work while you're in school. It's a lot harder to be independent than a child usually thinks.

Cloudia1 5

Friday 19 August 2011 2:44

What a bitch

IBMoondance23 0

Friday 19 August 2011 14:10

You may hate the idea now but you will love it there! If you can look over the counter you can drink! Germans speak english. I lived there 7yrs trust me it will be fantastic if you give it a chance! Take lots of pics!

jwarwick 0

Friday 19 August 2011 21:15

Enjoy it! You'll gain a new perspective on life and education, and you also get "bragging rights." it will be an awesome experience, no matter the reason for moving. Suck it up and take advantage of the situation.