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By Frenchgirl - 16/09/2011 01:42 - United States

Today, it was my first day at school in the United States. Being from France, my French accent is really strong. After being made fun of all day, I met someone from Montreal. I was so excited and said, "Parlez-vous Français?" And his response? "HUH?!" FML

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By SpanishInFrenchClass - 06/12/2012 05:35 - United States

Today, I had a presentation in French class. I was so nervous, the first thing I said when I got up there was, "Hola." FML

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By Anonymous - 19/03/2009 05:17 - United States

Today, I got a phone call, and the person on the other line started speaking French. I assumed it was my friend since we usually speak French with each other, so I said in French "What do you want, asshole?". It wasn't my friend. It was a representative for the exchange program I'm applying for. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/09/2015 04:31 - United States - Lincoln

Today, I began taking a French language class. After completing and submitting some homework, I got a response. A response that was completely in French. I can't understand shit. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/03/2010 02:37 - United States

Today, I was talking to my best friend about a cute guy that girls are afraid to even speak to, so I then decided to march right up to him and say hello. When he smiled at me, I stood there with my mouth wide open, but I made non-coherent words. He asked me if I was a foreign exchange student. FML

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By thankssiren - 24/05/2014 20:44 - United Kingdom - Sandiacre

Today, my friend started his first day of work with me. I thought it'd be fun, but he's been putting on an obnoxious fake French accent and saying "merde" whenever anything goes wrong. Half the women at the office want his dick, and I'm still as single as ever. FML

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By frenchgirl - 23/11/2009 06:59 - United States

Today, I saw one of my favorite hockey players in public. I had met him once before, and to my shock, he remembered me. I was pretty excited until he started talking to his friend in French. He didn't seem to realize that I'm fluent in the language. He basically called me "ugly psycho bitch." FML

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By KillMeNow - 18/10/2011 16:08 - United Kingdom

Today, on my first day of being a trainee teacher in a classroom, I told a boy to stop using that stupid accent or else I'll give him a detention. Turns out he just moved here from Romania. FML

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By Annette - 11/06/2024 00:00 - Australia

Today, I gave a presentation to a group of international clients. Wanting to impress them, I tried to say "Thank you" in their language, which I thought was Portuguese. Turns out, I was speaking Spanish to a room full of French Canadians. Their confused faces were priceless. FML

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By Joshua Sheldon - 19/09/2015 01:56 - Australia - Adelaide

Today, while working alone, I decided to just try some random impressions, and so I ended up doing a French accent when a customer walked in. To avoid embarrassment, I had to continue faking the accent as he struck up a long conversation with me. FML

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By NoJob - 24/09/2016 06:41 - United Kingdom - Middlesbrough

Today, I had my first interview. Everything was going well until I made him repeat his name numerous times, as I couldn't understand what he was saying due to his thick accent. FML

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Friday 16 September 2011 8:51

Aww, you'll make friends eventually :D

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Friday 16 September 2011 8:56

Most people will find your accent attractive.

Comments

jaminjames 0

Friday 16 September 2011 13:08

Racist americans. Tsk tsk

doumtabarnack 12

Friday 16 September 2011 13:09

non, en effet il y a beaucoup de Montréalais qui ne prenne pas la peine d'apprendre le Français pour une raison ou une autre

gleeklove 2

Friday 16 September 2011 13:13

Wow did you know that they speak French in some states of USA. No you probably didn't.

SweetJTBR 22

Friday 16 September 2011 13:19

Hey don't let it bother ya! Perhaps they were just messing around with the new girl on her first day. I'm sure they'll stop picking on you soon... And if they don't... Just relax and laugh it off ya? Who cares about what others think. Besides... Accents are Hot. I'm from South America, i speak spanish, and all the girls i know from North America think it's sexy. You have an accent, enjoy it. SPECIALLY French... Such a lovely language...

gracer_fml 0

Friday 16 September 2011 13:19

OP, you should move to Texas. We're pretty nice down here (:

Petunia888 13

Friday 16 September 2011 15:55

Depends on where you go in Texas. Being from Texas myself, I can honestly say that most of us are a bunch of right-wing rednecks that want everyone to "speak 'Mer'can".

ReynshineCutting 10

Friday 16 September 2011 17:11

Well we do live in America so we should speak English. I'm from Texas too and I'm SICK of seeing signs in Spanish everywhere. Texans are nicer (Dallas doesn't count. They're not real Texans) than people in most other places. I can't wait to move back there next year. People in Colorado are absolute dicks. And right wing or left wing, no party has everything right. I'm not going to get in a political discussion though for fear of the wrath of the mods.

briissocoollike 8

Friday 16 September 2011 13:22

Sorry about america this is why ppl hate us.

DiNoRwAr 0

Friday 16 September 2011 13:43

Look at the top of the FML. she's from Minnesota.

bisexBitch8 0

Friday 16 September 2011 14:00

Pauvre toi...j'habite en belgique, mais je suis irlandaise et je sais que ça doit être difficile pour toi. Attends un peu de temps, ça vais devenir plus facile ;) xoxo

J_Shorty_17 6

Friday 16 September 2011 14:14

He could have moved to Montreal from somewhere else. Montreal is becoming a pretty english place (very touristy, especially the East end of Montreal.) Just putting it out there :3