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Posts: 2,798
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Howard County, , USA
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10-01-05, 12:02 PM
CashMoney wrote:
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I was talking to my friend about this yesterday as she was discussing her greek flatmates. She said all her flatmates were at least tri-lingual and that she felt shame that she could only speak English. I feel shame too as English is my only language as well
So we were trying to find answers( excuses) as to why this is the case in this country because I know for the most part we're not the exception, we're the rule. But before I opst my excuses I would just like to know what other languages members of the forum can speak and how these languages were learnt( i.e parents, independant, country placement)
Any replies will be appreciated
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I think that when parents move from one country to another they concentrate on making sure their child have the tools to succeed in that country and their home lanuge they don't feel is needed. Like some Latino children who's paretns are fluent can't speak spanish, or some African children whose parents may be from say Zimbawe, but they do not speak the launage.
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I speak English and Japanese......and my son's speak both as well. I see it just as important that he speak English in this country he whould be able to speak the language that makes up part of his blood............*shrugz*
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...so we can walk through shops and talk about people and smile at them........like non-English speaking people do us. ha ha ha. I remember one time in Tokyo this Japanese guy was TALKING ABOUT ME AND A FRIEND OF MINE...how he thinks he should kick our asses for stealing his *cough* women (LOL stealing HIS women)........LOL......as I got off I said... to him.....
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"You should watch what you say......people are listening"....WOOOOOOOOOOO the look on his face......PRICELESS.
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