Baby born in the US - Did you/are you teaching them what it is to be British?
Apr 16th 2013, 7:58 pm
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Re: Baby born in the US - Did you/are you teaching them what it is to be British?
I have found though that it's not just having an influence on children, my wife says word she never did before (Bugger for example) that she would never have said before she met me and hear me use them.
In return I've picked up the extremely irritating 'Uh Huh' from her
In return I've picked up the extremely irritating 'Uh Huh' from her
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Apr 16th 2013, 7:58 pm
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Re: Baby born in the US - Did you/are you teaching them what it is to be British?
I hear you. See my reply to cindyabs, which I might better have written here had I not seen her post first.
Regards, JEff
Regards, JEff
Apr 17th 2013, 10:16 am
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Re: Baby born in the US - Did you/are you teaching them what it is to be British?
So she did. So if her "Chinese-American" husband is not speaking American the child may pick up a Chinese accent?
My stepson, who immigrated at age 2-1/2 after he had been speaking his native language for a bit, has long since spoken perfect 'American' and sometimes frustrates his mother when he corrects her non-American pronunciation.
In an attempt to keep him bilingual she usually speaks to him in their native language. He can understand what she's saying, but he can reply only in English.
Regards, JEff
My stepson, who immigrated at age 2-1/2 after he had been speaking his native language for a bit, has long since spoken perfect 'American' and sometimes frustrates his mother when he corrects her non-American pronunciation.
In an attempt to keep him bilingual she usually speaks to him in their native language. He can understand what she's saying, but he can reply only in English.
Regards, JEff
, so it was always bi-lingual conversation.
Apr 17th 2013, 10:46 am
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"Certainly Sir", the receptionist replied , in unaccented English....
Apr 17th 2013, 12:07 pm
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Well if you kept them locked in the basement, I found that helps.
Apr 17th 2013, 12:17 pm
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Yeah, Mrs P picked several British swear words from her time in the UK, though I rarely use(d) them around her, and never round little Miss P.
Apr 17th 2013, 2:36 pm
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Re: Baby born in the US - Did you/are you teaching them what it is to be British?
little Manc is an American for all intents and purposes.
I doubt I shall try to preprogam him with anything.
apart from football.
I doubt I shall try to preprogam him with anything.
apart from football.
Apr 17th 2013, 4:00 pm
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Apr 17th 2013, 4:01 pm
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Apr 18th 2013, 1:26 am
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My wife and I were both Australian, and became British only relatively recently. Our son was born in England, spent the first year of his life travelling around in a Kombi van, and the next year living in England. He came here to Cayman at age two, and we always referred to him as British; we even sent him to an English boarding school and university. BUT - he always thought of himself as Caymanian. Now, aged 37 and with two Norwegian children, he probably regards himself as Norwegian for all intents and purposes.
Apr 18th 2013, 2:10 am
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My wife and I were both Australian, and became British only relatively recently. Our son was born in England, spent the first year of his life travelling around in a Kombi van, and the next year living in England. He came here to Cayman at age two, and we always referred to him as British; we even sent him to an English boarding school and university. BUT - he always thought of himself as Caymanian. Now, aged 37 and with two Norwegian children, he probably regards himself as Norwegian for all intents and purposes.
Apr 18th 2013, 3:04 am
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Very interesting thread.
I am English and my wife is Argentinean. Our daughter was born in Spain before moving here. As my wife has dual nationality with Spain our daughter has automatic Spanish and Argentinean nationalities but she travels on a UK passport with her Green card. Shortly she can become a USC.
I always wonder where she will think she is "from" when she is older.
I am English and my wife is Argentinean. Our daughter was born in Spain before moving here. As my wife has dual nationality with Spain our daughter has automatic Spanish and Argentinean nationalities but she travels on a UK passport with her Green card. Shortly she can become a USC.
I always wonder where she will think she is "from" when she is older.
Apr 18th 2013, 4:48 pm
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