Miscellaneous: Today, my friend thought it would be funny to change the language...

By damniphone - 29/06/2013 05:31 - Canada - Edmonton

Today, my friend thought it would be funny to change the language setting on my phone to Mandarin. Unfortunately, neither of us knows Mandarin, and we can't change it back to English. FML

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Same thing different taste

By jaleesadavis21 - 18/10/2011 13:25 - United States

Today, while I was in the shower, my older brother thought it would be funny to change the language on my phone to Serbo-Croatian. I don't know how and can't change it back. FML

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By Anonymous - 12/06/2016 12:37 - United States - Las Vegas

Today, I was trying to get my girlfriend to speak Mandarin. After speaking her first words and taking a break, she posted on Facebook: "I speak ching chong! :D :D :D" FML

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Lost in translation

By Anonymous - 24/09/2022 07:30

Today, in an idle moment I tried to change the language on a Word document. Instead, I changed my default Office language, and now all my Office apps - plus all my work Excel files - are now in Ukrainian. It's really hard to fix when you can't read the instructions. FML

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By ChickenBallsPlease - 28/01/2014 11:16 - United Kingdom - King's Lynn

Today, I was eating at a Chinese restaurant, when I stopped the waitress to tell her that even though I am of Chinese heritage, I can't understand a word of Chinese. After an awkward silence, she told me she was actually speaking English. FML

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Communication Breakdown

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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You deserved it 73

By ihateyouatt - 18/03/2010 13:30 - United States

Today, I was trying to change my PIN code in order to make my phone more secure and prevent people from getting information from it. Instead, I somehow ended up locking my phone permanently. FML

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By annoyed - 14/12/2011 14:06 - United States

Today, my husband changed the voice on my car's GPS to Mr T's. I don't know how to change it back. I've been saying, "I pity the fool" over and over again ever since. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/09/2016 17:29 - Hong Kong - Central District

Today, at a tutoring center, one of the tutors looked at my worksheet and laughed. She then showed all the other tutors my mistakes and they laughed along with her. The best part? They all speak Chinese and they think I can't understand them. I'm Chinese. 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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LOL

By iPhonekid - 27/05/2012 07:19 - United States - San Antonio

Today, I texted my friend and asked her what her sad status on Facebook was about. She texted me back, saying her step-mother had passed away. I tried to reply with "awwh" but my phone autocorrected it to "ahaha." FML

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Frenchtony 17

Saturday 29 June 2013 12:44

I did that once except that I changed it to Japanese, the FML was refused. FML

Kallian_fml 21

Saturday 29 June 2013 12:42

Time to make a new Asian friend.

Comments

Fmldirection69 8

Saturday 29 June 2013 21:27

I know my language change thing by heart on my phone and iPod so you need to spend time on your phone more!

downer3498 4

Saturday 29 June 2013 22:04

The steps are exactly the same as in English, so just Google it or borrow someone else's phone and compare them side-by-side.

pinguino3669_fml 23

Saturday 29 June 2013 22:18

Try getting help off the Internet, or call your phone company for help.

crystalblue7511 6

Saturday 29 June 2013 22:29

Use google translate!

iammaddie1234 9

Saturday 29 June 2013 23:48

All I do is keep pressing buttons to fix it lol I've done the same before except in Korean, the set up should be the same so just follow it by how it looks and not the words and keep trying!

DoughtyPine 1

Saturday 29 June 2013 23:49

How are you typing this?

MidnaLink 33

Sunday 30 June 2013 0:31

Are you for real???

yeongji 31

Sunday 30 June 2013 2:41

It isn't that hard, especially if you know how to get to your settings. Just play around with it and you will eventually come to an option to change the language. If you are using an old school phone, search for "English" in Chinese writing to get back to the default language. If you are using a smartphone, it is even easier with the icons next to the main menu for the settings screen. Good luck!

metalwolf 17

Sunday 30 June 2013 3:46

Rule number 1: "Because it's funny" probably isn't.

therealjc_fml 14

Sunday 30 June 2013 4:24

Then how did you post your fml?

Brilliant66star 17

Sunday 30 June 2013 4:41

Duh..? Depending on where you are in Canada, it might be easier to find a Mandarin-speaking iPhone user than an Anglo iPhone user. If you can't find either one, try your iPhone QuickStart user guide. FYL.