You know your kids have integrated when....
Jun 18th 2010, 12:12 am
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You know your kids have integrated when....
.... you drop your 4 year old off at nursery (he was 1 when we moved here and has only been at nursery for a few months) , you're hanging his backpack etc on his hook, he stands up straight and looks all serious and refuses to budge, as he has heard the into to 'O Canada' and he's not going to move until it's over.
Earlier this week I volunteered in my 6 year old daughter's class (she was 4 when we moved) and there she was proudly singing "O Canada' in French......
My little almost Canadians!
Earlier this week I volunteered in my 6 year old daughter's class (she was 4 when we moved) and there she was proudly singing "O Canada' in French......
My little almost Canadians!
Jun 18th 2010, 12:39 am
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Re: You know your kids have integrated when....
awwwwwww, that's a lovely story!
Jun 18th 2010, 1:37 am
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Jun 18th 2010, 4:42 am
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Yes dear, it's just scraping it from my under nails that's difficult.
I bet your good at getting piss out of the carpet from amount you must piss yourself laughing at your own jokes.........or do you just leave it?
Loving you long time Novo,
Mrs M xx
I bet your good at getting piss out of the carpet from amount you must piss yourself laughing at your own jokes.........or do you just leave it?
Loving you long time Novo,
Mrs M xx
Jun 18th 2010, 4:45 am
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Re: You know your kids have integrated when....
.... you drop your 4 year old off at nursery (he was 1 when we moved here and has only been at nursery for a few months) , you're hanging his backpack etc on his hook, he stands up straight and looks all serious and refuses to budge, as he has heard the into to 'O Canada' and he's not going to move until it's over.
Earlier this week I volunteered in my 6 year old daughter's class (she was 4 when we moved) and there she was proudly singing "O Canada' in French......
My little almost Canadians!
Earlier this week I volunteered in my 6 year old daughter's class (she was 4 when we moved) and there she was proudly singing "O Canada' in French......
My little almost Canadians!
Jun 18th 2010, 4:47 am
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Jun 18th 2010, 5:45 pm
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Re: You know your kids have integrated when....
That is a nice story! You have to admit O Canada is a pretty good anthem, I sometimes find myself humming it randomly 
Jun 18th 2010, 6:00 pm
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Jun 18th 2010, 6:04 pm
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Re: You know your kids have integrated when....
La Marseillaise is another compelling anthem, though like the Star Spangled Banner and, indeed, Oh Canada, it doesn't inspire me to adopt the country of the song.
Jun 18th 2010, 6:07 pm
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I see. God Save the Queen always seems so slow, decrepit and awful when heard next to those!
Jun 18th 2010, 6:11 pm
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Yes, it's banal and whenever it comes on I hear some Swiss or other muttering "you stole that from us, you know". Jerusalem or Land of Hope and Glory would be better though I suppose the former might upset some in the near colonies.
Jun 18th 2010, 6:16 pm
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Re: You know your kids have integrated when....
As much as it pains me to nod in agreement with dbd, I'm with you on la Marseillaise...the Italian one is pretty good as well.
God Save the Queen is quite dirgeful but it is fairly short (at least the version they play).
One thing this World Cup has taught me is that none of the players should quite their day jobs and go into singing.
God Save the Queen is quite dirgeful but it is fairly short (at least the version they play).
One thing this World Cup has taught me is that none of the players should quite their day jobs and go into singing.