Miscellaneous: Today, I found out that my parents don't know the difference...

By anonymous - 21/08/2012 23:17 - Canada - Airdrie

Today, I found out that my parents don't know the difference between a foreign person and a deaf person. They've been yelling at our exchange student for the past 2 days. FML

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By familyfued - 17/02/2018 01:30

Today, I discovered the terrible things my parents say about my wife while visiting them. They speak in Arabic around us and I've never really been able to understand them. Guess who hasn't only brushed up on his Arabic, but spent the last 6 months teaching his wife… FML

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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 Jackie - 14/09/2010 20:00 - United States

Today, I realized the guy I like is not deaf. This would normally be good news. However, for the past two weeks I assumed he was deaf after seeing him use sign language. I've been openly talking about him within earshot. FML

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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 WOWBear - 05/06/2013 09:46 - United States - Mesa

Today, a deaf customer came to my work. In an attempt to connect with him I introduced myself in sign language. He just rolled his eyes and pointed at my name tag. FML

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By Coolios - 24/06/2013 14:16 - United Arab Emirates - Dubai

Today, I bumped into my parents at the mall. They didn't tell me they were around. I live 5,000 miles away, in a different country from them. FML

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Admit it

By lordoftheweird - 03/11/2023 19:02 - Canada

Today, I went to a drive through with my housemate. She got our order wrong and angrily yelled at the teenager who handed us our food, making her cry. My housemate can't fully speak English because of a learning disability, and she refuses to admit it. FML

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By lordoftheweird - 31/05/2022 05:00 - Canada - Ladysmith

Today, I realized my coworker can't comprehend English, or any other language. When I mentioned this to a coworker, they accused me of being an ableist. This is the same person who insults him to his face, knowing he can't understand her. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/04/2017 08:00 - United States - Philadelphia

Today, I overheard my parents arguing over who had to tell me that I'm adopted. FML

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By Anonymous - 05/08/2009 05:15 - United States

Today, I was eating dinner with my family. My parents didn't want me to hear what they were talking about so they decided they would spell out the words so I wouldn't understand. I didn't. FML

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Dixbfloppin 11

Wednesday 22 August 2012 9:05

I hate stupid people.

PeterChaban 9

Wednesday 22 August 2012 9:03

And parents think that us "youth" are cocky know it alls

Comments

jzbajus 8

Thursday 23 August 2012 7:55

It's a habit! Our exchange student didn't understand squat for English, so when I was trying to explain things I found myself getting louder! :/

tink_89 4

Sunday 26 August 2012 2:14

Faith in humanity LOST, why would you raise your voice for a deaf person?!

xjxdx 1

Thursday 30 August 2012 19:03

Apparently, the OP doesn't know the meaning of Deaf... Yelling probably wouldn't help there, either.

mocka 7

Saturday 8 September 2012 0:01

I have been an exchange student too, and I can tell you it's not just your parents! I had people yelling at me about how my day was for two months.

Asteria13 9

Tuesday 18 March 2014 2:07

I don't think you know how to talk to a Deaf person... Yelling doesn't help us hear or understand them better!

kevinwm0 14

Thursday 19 June 2014 1:29

LOL - Have you ever seen, "Better Off Dead"?

fantasyworld 37

Friday 21 November 2014 1:53

Yelling wouldn't work on a deaf person either.

nyklo 11

Thursday 14 May 2015 12:25

My aunt did the exact same thing.

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