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By lostforwords - 06/08/2011 19:10 - Ireland

Today, I found out that my German wasn't as great as I thought it was. Trying to give directions to some German tourists, I tried to say, "I hope I don't get you lost." Turns out I actually said something closer to, "I hope I don't seduce you." FML

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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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By Anonymous - 25/11/2009 06:06 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 19/10/2017 05:00

Today, my French teacher set up a role-play scenario to act out in front of the class. During one of my lines, I mispronounced a phrase and called my teacher sexy. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/03/2023 18:00 - United States

Today, I tried to seduce the girl I like by telling a joke. It turns out my delivery was so bad that she asked if I was auditioning for a new version of "The Room." FML

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By dunicha - 17/11/2011 00:37 - United States

Today, I was reading a book in German, which I don't know very well. Suddenly I reached a passage I had no trouble understanding. Excited, I showed my husband, saying I was finally getting the hang of it. He laughed and patted my head. Turns out, that particular passage was a quote. In English. FML

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By Jan - 27/02/2013 04:50 - United States - Ann Arbor

Today, a German guy came into the place where I work. Eager to use the German that I'd learned from my immigrant mother and her family, I started a conversation. Things were going well until the term I grew up thinking meant "Africa" turned out to be racist, translating as "Ape Land." FML

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By Anonymous - 26/02/2023 16:00

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

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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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By Rachael - 03/07/2021 06:01 - United Kingdom

Today, I had my German oral exam. It was going well, until halfway through I did the biggest burp I could have ever imagined. I don't even know how to say sorry in German. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/05/2012 21:16 - New Zealand - Auckland

Today, my husband and I went on vacation. We got lost and had to ask the locals for directions to our hotel. Neither of us could understand their accents, and we ended up wandering around blindly for hours until we made it back on our own. FML

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fadingfaith 4

Sunday 7 August 2011 1:45

Wow, haha. How did you find out you said that?

Molord1 0

Sunday 7 August 2011 1:45

Sounds like a strange Porno

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xixifwadi 0

Sunday 7 August 2011 2:35

Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah. That's hillarious, especially if your a guy.

Black_Letter 19

Thursday 11 August 2011 17:10

Maybe you should read under the FML where its says that the OP is a woman.

rattusrattus 18

Sunday 7 August 2011 2:37

Not really a problem. I wouldn't want to be seduced by a person I'd only known for a few minutes either.

brdude 9

Sunday 7 August 2011 2:46

Well, if they were dudes, there's a good chance they might have liked it.

chessypie 0

Sunday 7 August 2011 2:49

Fyl

Furry_dude 6

Sunday 7 August 2011 2:58

giggity

icic6772 0

Sunday 7 August 2011 3:02

What was their reaction

KGabehart9 0

Sunday 7 August 2011 3:04

Same difference!

cufaoil 11

Sunday 7 August 2011 3:05

well... us Irish can often have a bit of a rep for being flirtatious.... although, OP, I'd recommend being very careful about your use of ich bin and mir ist...