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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nider 19

I would love to see her followed with a hidden film crew to document this.

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nider 19

I would love to see her followed with a hidden film crew to document this.

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ThankYouGoodbye 14

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jerryj 27

How do you know the sister isn't a college graduate and was just using some humour?

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Pleonasm 35

When did this "going places" thing become so overused and misapplied?

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Ryan8878 21

@12 How do we know? Well, perhaps since the sibling posted this on fml?

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zarosian 17

Since people started making witty comments and getting thumbed up.

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DiamondGirlj 18

No, you are not 'rite' you are not even close to 'right'

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AlwaysWatching 27

It's really irritating when people reuse comments on here

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Link5794 18

You know, if you stopped after that first sentence, this comment might not have been so terrible.

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AnnaDeWitt 27

When did OP say she was going to a resort? And knowing some of the native tongue is always helpful when traveling.

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Ichiya 29

If you go to any country that does not speak your language it is polite to at least learn the essential phrases. I would personally Learn as much as I could before travelling and then use my time there to learn about the culture, language, and cuisine. There is no reason to travel to anywhere unless the you want to learn about it. People shouldn't travel just to see pretty things it should broaden their understanding of the world, or at least thats my opinion.

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Zx_MaSsAcRe_xZ 13

#25 is my hero. And I agree completely. It should be a learning experience, an expansion of the mind.

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devildog562 33

I completely agree with 25 . Try an blend with the culture and learn the basics if possible, but I have been in the position where I had no idea how to speak the language but made it through other means of communication. Pointing, gestures , facial expression , et, but this was in medical emergencies where planning ahead of time wasn't an option.

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pinkster2014 25

That's hilarious xD How does she think she can manage to read their lips when Spanish words are coming out of them?

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Ambrily 27

Maybe in Mexico, but I can assure you that the same isn't true here in Italy, where not only few people know how to speak a foreign language, but many have serious difficulties even with Italian. I'm not joking, even if I'd like to.

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keiNan_fml 35

discussion is about mexico not Italy right now.

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B1ackthesun 31

#23 (#5) Having just spent a crazy three weeks in Mexico I can assure you that no not everybody knows how to speak English in Mexico, far from it. I was very grateful for my basic Spanish skills more than once.

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Gaernem 17

That's not true. I live in Florida and half the people I come in contact with here don't even speak English.

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bombielol 20

well let's how that works out for her (:

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itwontvalidate 18

you're both not that clever, you dont need to speak the language just for a trip, English will do.

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DoubleDosexo 12

People speak Spanish in Mexico, not English.

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ilovemsminaj 13

A lot of people know English so she should be fine. There has to be at least someone who can help her out

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wanted_2_want 40

Yup, specially if she's an attractive woman. LOL

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thefmlman2011 36

Get her a phase book. That's what my dad did when my family took family trips to Spain.

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