pinks
April 6, 2008, 2:41am
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Re: how many of you were forced
I grew up in Pakistan, so I had no choice but to talk in my mother tongue because not only the family members but the kids in streets also spoke the same language. However, I am going to encourage my kids to be able to speak perfect Urdu (and also understand/speak a little Punjabi). They will be speaking Urdu to us and they can speak English with siblings, cousins, and friends etc. Although they will be growing up in the US and probably never be visiting Pakistan, they still need to be able to relate to their roots/culture and that’s one way they will appreciate it. Besides, being able to speak in a different language while among all English speaking people has its own adtantages
i know 'eh
waise our parents always made us speaking urdu at home, especially in primary school… they were more relaxed in highschool coz they knew ab itni aati hai ke bhooleiN ge nahi… i really value the fact that i can speak it (shukr Allah ka)
