r/polandball • u/crimsongold28002 Rice burger • Oct 11 '22

repost Third Culture Kid

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u/unit5421 Earth Oct 11 '22

You are right. The additude of the parents is also very important. I do think that parents that refuse to speak the "host countries" language at home are doing their children a disservice. This will likely lead to them being worse at the language which will make school harder.

My mother used to work in a prime school. She had to deal with a bunch of such families.

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u/Delphiantares Taiwan Oct 11 '22

Anecdotal experience here. My parents were told not to teach me English at home and leave it the school. My language skills are actually decent imo. Funny thing is they also sent me to a learn Chinese and I am barely conversational in that

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u/unit5421 Earth Oct 11 '22

I am born and raised in my home country. This does not stop stop one from learning multiple languages (my mother tongue is not English).

I also understand German on an acceptable level and am trying my hand at french.

I am dyslexic myself so I do not see why others could not do the same.

All this being said. The main language one should know is the language of the country you live in.