Sitting in Starbucks and can't help but smile at the eight-year old French boy at the counter. When the barista asks his parents something, they look to him to translate: "le cafe... le frappoosheeno... le chocolat chaud".
It reminds me of friends of ours in India: sitting on a train, an Indian man asks something in Hindi. The father doesn't quite understand. Exasperated, the son rolls his eyes and says with annoyance: "Dad... he's asking if you if you want tea!!!!"
Something to be said about learning language early!!
It reminds me of friends of ours in India: sitting on a train, an Indian man asks something in Hindi. The father doesn't quite understand. Exasperated, the son rolls his eyes and says with annoyance: "Dad... he's asking if you if you want tea!!!!"
Something to be said about learning language early!!
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