tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115132896435909080.post6200970060107668689..comments2023-10-06T16:08:54.727+02:00Comments on Lazy Girl's Blog: My country or yours?Milhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02647139896187096733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115132896435909080.post-4389427907735498202015-07-08T22:22:49.963+02:002015-07-08T22:22:49.963+02:00Of course I am rooting for the American side! Not ...Of course I am rooting for the American side! Not to "beat" the French side, but to have a staunch presence. There are some similarities I see with my experience as a second generation American-- my mom instilled cultural practices that I would not otherwise have gained from my American schooling. But they don't necessarily come as quickly as if I grew up in her culture-- I make an effort to keep it. And seeing and having some kind of understanding of your parents' cultures helps you to understand your parents.I Say Ouihttp://isayoui.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115132896435909080.post-8958779481430792152015-07-08T16:16:18.997+02:002015-07-08T16:16:18.997+02:00Thanks, mom and Nicole! Your comments make me feel...Thanks, mom and Nicole! Your comments make me feel better. It's true she'll gain in fluency when she's in the US. I notice how she speaks more English after trips. I guess I can't and shouldn't fight the French. She is half and half after all!Milhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647139896187096733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115132896435909080.post-938359813302927732015-07-08T15:43:21.282+02:002015-07-08T15:43:21.282+02:00I find that with my two girls (10 and 6) that arou...I find that with my two girls (10 and 6) that around CP time, it becomes important to have English-speaking friends to make English more relevant. After spending a few weeks in the States playing with American kids, they develope a fluency with the language that you notice immediately and it isn't so much vocabulary although they learn some new words. It is more about the casual way they use the language, the way they drawl 'mom' when they are fed up with me, the way they use the words 'cool' and 'awesome' to describe everything. Its a different level of fluency. <br />Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824366219538701722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115132896435909080.post-81566221458339323632015-07-08T00:04:07.852+02:002015-07-08T00:04:07.852+02:00I think it is wise to continue to speak in English...I think it is wise to continue to speak in English to her as that will force her brain to process it and build the stronger vocabulary. I am proud that she is decently bilingual, and I wish I was better at French myself.<br />When she finds herself immersed in English speaking environments (such as visiting the relatives on the other side of the pond) she will adapt and use more English---hopefully---or we'll be in a heap of trouble!<br />She has two cultures to bounce between, but it is natural that the one she resides in is the dominant one. But snarky isn't cute in any language! :)Lindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729656346990206611noreply@blogger.com