Emphasis on Urdu at our homes

[Muzna]

Re: Emphasis on Urdu at our homes

@X2

As I have asked the question before, how many generations do people carry the old country language anyways. It’s really not a big deal, otherwise since Pakistanis are supposedly all Arab, Turk and Persian origin, we would be speaking Arabic, Turkish and Persian fluently as well.

I guess you carry the old country language for as long as you feel it offers value to you.
Personally I can’t stand the idea of my child not being able to converse fluently in Urdu so I am anal about it. I believe that some languages offer a certain level of polish and courtesy (i.e. tameez and tehzeeb) that can’t be learned from the “American” culture and language so I continue to insist upon it.