Kids: Today, I watched a movie with my little sister. I couldn't understand...

By sickdisney - 21/05/2012 18:42 - United States - Riverside

Today, I watched a movie with my little sister. I couldn't understand a word that was said during one scene, but I figured it was in some kind of made-up language. When I commented on it later, she called me a moron and said it was Spanish. FML

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By epic174 - 07/10/2014 22:15 - United States

Today, my sister told me about her upcoming trip to Mexico. I asked her how she was going to do anything without knowing any Spanish. She told me she's "just going to read their lips". FML

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Today, I was talking to a smokin' hot Cuban sorority girl. She told me her mom only speaks Spanish, so she translates for her. Without thinking I said, "Oh like Chewbacca and Han Solo?" FML

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By daddyslittlegirl250 - 05/05/2009 02:41 - United States

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By Anonymous - 19/05/2015 19:53 - United States - New Albany

Today, in my film class, we were watching Schindler's List. At least, we tried. The moron next to me kept interrupting the most intense scenes with a very loud, "I don't get it." Not only did she break the focus of the class, but we had to keep stopping the movie to explain it to her. FML

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By rosie - 08/03/2021 13:59

Today, I was unable to communicate with a customer who only spoke French. As a result, my boss called me a "monolingual idiot." I speak Spanish, German, and Japanese. FML

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By Anon - 26/05/2009 17:45 - United Kingdom

Today, I was at a mall. A woman stopped by me, said slowly and loudly, in Spanish "baño?" Knowing a bit of Spanish, I nodded and pointed the restrooms out for her. She then mutters about "dang Mexicans and their inability to speak English". I'm not even Latina. I'm Irish-American. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/09/2014 20:47 - United States - San Francisco

Today, my college did a fire drill, and instructions were given by intercom in English and Spanish. The guy beside me mused, "If they say it in English and Mexican, why not say it in Black too?" That guy is my idiot brother, and he was dead serious. Sometimes I think our parents are related. FML

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By mee - This FML is from back in 2014 but it's good stuff - United States - Paris

Today, my Spanish teacher imitated the sound of a coffee grinder, and then said in Spanish, "OK, all of you do it." I did it, thinking everyone else would too. I was the only one in the class who'd understood the Spanish part. FML

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By soembarassed - 18/03/2016 18:26 - Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City

Today, a man kept talking and laughing like an idiot all through the movie I was watching. I thought he was high, so I called him a moron and told him to shut the hell up. It turned out he wasn't high. He was just "special". FML

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TheMaestro 4

Tuesday 22 May 2012 2:06

You are indeed a moron.

simpleman124 1

Tuesday 22 May 2012 2:06

¿Lol que?

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nado13579 12

Tuesday 22 May 2012 5:54

23- I'm Arab yet I don't get a quarter the words in the language. -__-

KatieKupcake4195 9

Tuesday 22 May 2012 6:13

You live in the U.S. I know it may not be your first language, but surely you hear it enough to know that the language in the movie was indeed Spanish. YDI.

Directioner310 3

Tuesday 22 May 2012 6:20

Your sister must know that from Dora the explorer

pinkpixie06 11

Tuesday 22 May 2012 6:30

I know OP is from California where a large part of the population speaks Spanish. However, he lives in the USA where the first language is English. I don't believe OP is an idiot for not recognizing a language that is not native to his country.

Mahendra1 9

Tuesday 22 May 2012 7:43

English is not native to the United States either. There's no official language. But of course, I'm sure she'd recognise the Indian languages native to her country, right? Oh, wait...

pinkpixie06 11

Tuesday 22 May 2012 7:58

First, I was just trying to make a point that OP isn't an idiot because he/she doesn't speak or recognize Spanish. Second, I did not say that English was the official language of the US. I said it was the first language. Third, the word "native" can mean natural or normal. It is normal to speak English in the US. You don't need to be such a troll!

Tali147 16

Tuesday 22 May 2012 6:53

This is true! People do not think Hebrew sounds like a real language. And by people, I mean Americans.

Mademoiselle_fml 34

Tuesday 22 May 2012 7:11

It's okay. Although you're still kinda dumb for not at least sort of recognizing it being some sort of spanish language. I mean I don't know german or french but I can differentiate between the two.

brigante45 5

Tuesday 22 May 2012 8:10

Idiota!!!

rockman130 0

Tuesday 22 May 2012 8:19

how do you not recogonize a language that half the u.s speaks,... including myself and my cousin jesus

Gigiluv28 0

Tuesday 22 May 2012 8:35

Smarrrttttt....!

PInK_ExCiTeD 7

Tuesday 22 May 2012 8:57

Y eso Es todo amigos! :P I bet half of this phrases were googled or learned with Dora :P and either way Spanish ain't that complicated :) (most of the time) ¿LOL que?