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Old 10-10-2009, 12:09 AM   #9 (permalink)
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So some people here can't speak english, that's been the case for first generation immigrants in this country ever since they first came here, these people work hard to provide a future for their kids, they might not take the time to learn the native tongue, but a lot of them make sure that their children will.
Totally agree with this, plus their kids will be educated in American (Australian in my case) schools, so they'll obviously learn English.

My next door neighbours are from China, and have only come to Australia very recently. The parents speak very little English, but they have two young kids, and they always make the effort to speak to their kids in English, all the time. I think it's really cute.
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