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kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 1 day agoRight I don’t know why everyone gets pissed off about language in particular with first generation immigrants. Particularly refugees. Learning a new language is a massive undertaking, and it’s a skill many never master even with years of practice. Plenty, I’m sure, feel that they can get by without it by living in their communities, so they’re not motivated. And I don’t think they should be. Far easier for their children to learn and assimilate, break down that language barrier and bridge that gap. It’s absurd to expect everyone to speak one language.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
Lmao, their parents are gonna use their kids as free human translators… I feel bad for those kids… cuz I was one of those.
I was born in China, moved to the US.
Like literally every customer service call, every form they fill, every letter, even going to insurance company, or car dealership, or buying a house, or like filing taxes, I had to translate everything. Omg it hurts my brain so much, drained my energy. Like literally, just chillin’ and like, there’s a letter and my mom wants me to translate… 💀 I someyimes lack the advanced vocabulary in Chinese to even explain what it means lmao
But… it is what it is lol 🤷♂️