Miscellaneous: Today, my family and I were at a restaurant. We're Swedish and...

By SwedishBozo - 15/03/2009 01:30 - United States

Today, my family and I were at a restaurant. We're Swedish and love talking about people in our language because no one ever understands here. I decided to comment about how ugly the girl at the next table was. She turned around and goes "Dra åt helvete." That's Swedish for "Go to hell." FML

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By jag talar - 07/09/2011 00:01 - Canada

Today, I came home to visit my family after a year at college. Expecting to impress them, I proudly informed them that I now speak fluent Swedish. Imagine my surprise when my mother said, "That's a useless language" and everyone agreed. FML

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By h - 20/12/2018 00:00

Today, while at a restaurant, my three year old daughter pointed at an African-American girl and yelled out “She’s ugly because she’s black!” Me and my wife got dirty looks for the entire rest of our meal. We have no idea where she learned that. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/07/2009 00:22 - United States

Today, I went out to eat at a restaurant. When the waitress saw me, she continously told me how beautiful and kind I was. Flattered, I just said thank you. Five minutes later, one of the ugliest girls I've ever seen in my life walked in. The waitress told her the same exact things she told me. FML

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By Isa - 15/05/2012 06:48 - United States

Today, my boss at my new job asked whether I was fitting in OK. The company is Swedish, so as a joke, I said that at home I now serve all my food as a smorgasbord, chew on fermented herring and Daim chocolate bars, and buy all my furniture at Ikea. She didn't see the funny side. FML

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By whatdidIdo - 03/09/2011 05:33 - United States

Today, I went to a restaurant with a girl I really liked. She started crying when an overweight family walked in and loudly sobbed about how the parents were "murdering" their children. This made the father of that family try to fight me. FML

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By Anonymous - 03/12/2022 17:00 - Canada - Vancouver

Today, my sister and I saw a guy with a terrible nose job coming up the bus. She said to me, "Look how ugly that guy is" in our native tongue. The man sat down right in front of us, took his phone out, and started talking our language. FML

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By Kjer - 24/03/2013 00:38 - Denmark - Copenhagen

Today, my family and I were visiting an aunt. While helping my aunt to set the table, my sister remarked that from behind I look exactly like her. I reflexively blurted out, "Well fuck you too." Very awkward silence. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/09/2011 10:14 - China

Today, I was in a restaurant with my fiancée for dinner. I commented that she had some food around her mouth. She responded with a lecture, then by throwing her hot bowl of noodles at me, before stomping out the restaurant. FML

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By Anonymous - 08/05/2009 03:02 - Canada

Today, I was at a restaurant when I heard a young girl telling her father she didn't think she was pretty. When I got up to leave, I walked past her table and told her she was beautiful. Her dad then punched me in the face. FML

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By embarrassment - 12/06/2009 13:46 - Canada

Today, I went to a family dinner. While waiting to be seated, a guy walked by and I looked to see if he was hot. Then my grandma yelled, "Get your eyeballs back in your head and quit staring at boys!" The whole restaurant heard her. Including the guy. And yes, he was hot. FML

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KenMcGormick 0

Sunday 15 March 2009 9:39

that's what you get for trying to be smart

Jaywin 3

Sunday 15 March 2009 9:58

I did that before when someone thought they were being clever talking mess about me in Spanish. It's a good way to knock someone down a peg.

Comments

metonymy 0

Monday 13 April 2009 20:07

I don't have a problem with people who speak their own language in public or private. What I have a problem with is the fact that making fun of people is your family's idea of a hobby. Grow up. Do you think it makes it okay to be rude about people just because you think they don't understand you? To commenters saying the girl was rude for eavesdropping: I don't think so. The OP's family was probably speaking loudly if they thought no one would understand, and she was sitting at the next table, so she might not have been able to help overhearing.

spazzmckiwi 0

Tuesday 14 April 2009 19:06

Gotta love karmic retribution!

xl0vely 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 16:29

screw those people up there who are preaching to you :P me and my family do it ALL the time too so it's not you being pretentious it's just you saying what you want in the most comfortable form screw the haters they're just jealous

Hahaha_lifeSucks 0

Wednesday 15 April 2009 20:35

Hey, I was born in sweden but i dont speak swedish lol, first i think its hilarious that she spoke swedish too, maybe u should be a little carefuller next time. Then, #5, ur mother taught u well. number 137 i think, not EVERYONE in sweden speaks swedish. They arent fluent until theyre over like 7 or 8. finally, number 6, those characters are both swedish. The language has 26 letters just like ours then plus 3 on the end which I cant do on this keyboard but its the A with a circle above it, the lowecase a with 2 dots, and an o with 2 dots above it. ohh yeah btw, ALL OF YOU ARE HYPOCRITES SO SHUT UP. He got what he deserved. So shut it.

Otium_fml 3

Thursday 16 April 2009 18:16

Du förtjänade det där, ledsen att behöva säga det dock. Lär dig lite hyfs och sluta snacka skit om folk. To those who don't speak Swedish, I won't translate that.

harlehatschi 0

Saturday 18 April 2009 15:44

lol, regardless of whether people can hear or understand you, you're still being rude. if you're THAT opportunistic about the chance to assert superiority over people you don't know, you pretty much have it coming