Miscellaneous: Today, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet...

By Anonymous - 19/09/2016 17:29 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet and laughed. She then showed all the other tutors my mistakes and they laughed along with her. The best part? They all speak Chinese and they think I can't understand them. I'm Chinese. FML

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By Miguel - 20/08/2011 19:40 - United States

Today, in algebra, I took out my notebook. My Chinese teacher was so impressed with my "Chinese" writings on the cover that I'm now her "favorite student". Those "Chinese" symbols are actually Japanese, but I wanted someone to like me so badly that I didn't correct her. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/10/2013 13:43 - United States - Romulus

Today, in calculus, our substitute teacher told me I was smart. Everybody in the class, including my friends, burst out laughing. FML

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By ChickenBallsPlease - 28/01/2014 11:16 - United Kingdom - King's Lynn

Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. FML

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By Asian - 07/02/2016 19:03 - United States - Clover

Today, I was asked to prove that I was Chinese by translating the phrase, "Ching chong ming chang ho". I'm not even Chinese. FML

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By yep, she does have a tumblr - 18/07/2015 02:26 - United States - San Francisco

Today, a girl called me a racist, stereotyping asshole. All I did was ask a kid who happens to be Asian to tutor me in math. Which I didn't do just because he's Asian, but rather because he's in college and is actually a brilliant mathematician. FML

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By effiestonem154 - 02/04/2013 21:14 - United States

Today, the Chinese student I've been teaching English to got on stage in front of hundreds of people to read her final essay. She ended with, "What a fucking day." I don't swear, and I no longer have a job. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/07/2014 01:27 - United States - Gournay-sur-marne

Today, I went to see the school counselor to schedule my classes for school. She asked me if I knew how to speak English. My parents are Chinese and I don't even know how to speak Chinese. I've lived in America my whole life. Plus, I even spoke to her in English to ask about classes. FML

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By EunJung - 04/11/2011 00:16 - United States

Today, at the nail salon, a Korean woman was making fun of me. I kindly told her, in Korean, that I understood. She kindly told me, in English, that she didn't care. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/12/2009 17:35 - United States

Today, my math TA showed the class how one of her "dumb" students answered a test question. Everyone laughed as she wrote out the students answer, including myself, until I looked down at my answer sheet and saw that I submitted an identical answer. FML

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By :( - 02/03/2016 14:13 - United States - Saint Paul

Today, I had a Chinese test. Our teacher decided to wait until yesterday to tell us about it because she "knew" we wouldn't study anyway and she didn't want to stress us out. I'm pretty sure I failed. FML

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ohsnapword 21

Monday 3 October 2016 1:09

This is the part when you start speaking Chinese to them.

roaf 13

Sunday 9 October 2016 3:03

That's when you take your money and get out.

Comments

RedPillSucks 31

Sunday 9 October 2016 5:09

Why would people whose job it is to help you laugh about stuff like that. people don't got to tutoring sessions because they know the stuff. I hate cocky knowitalls

LucyLollipop 22

Sunday 9 October 2016 6:15

My cousin's wife is Greek and she once went to a restaurant and they were talking shit about her in Greek, saying she was fat, stupid, etc, thinking she didn't speak it. So she ordered a bunch of complicated orders and once they were gathered in front of her and it was time to pay, she looked them dead in the eyes, and in fluent Greek reamed them a new one, until they were well and truly chagrined. Then she turned and walked out without any of the food and never went back again. Moral of the story: Bitch them out in Chinese like a boss, OP.

LucyLollipop 22

Sunday 9 October 2016 9:24

It seems to have cut off the end of my post. "Bitch them out in Chinese like a boss."

deathshead 19

Sunday 9 October 2016 12:26

well, I see the end here on my end...

Lalala579121 27

Sunday 9 October 2016 13:02

Apparently it cut off the end in the second comment, since you forgot the ", OP".

Fmelikeuhateme 24

Monday 10 October 2016 19:16

I've seen a similar post at Quora, except it was Italian, and the girl actually talked to the people making fun of her. I don't remember exactly how she wrote it since it was a couple months ago, but she was a real badass.

claudiajean 24

Sunday 9 October 2016 7:17

Go up to them and ask to see your worksheet in English and then as they give it to you say "Thank you very much" in Cantonese/Mandarin or whichever language they were speaking and walk away