Re: how many of you were forced
Speak both urdu & punjabi fairly decently. As mom spoke to us kids in urdu, my dad spoke to us in punjabi...they made it a point to do it this way so we learn both languages. BAck in grammar school, my mom attempted to teach me urdu reading/writing, but failed as I always wanted to play outside instead :) But I am able to read some urdu from newspapers/magazines etc. So Inshallah hope to learn more written urdu from my hubby and definitely plan to teach my son urdu and hopefully punjabi too