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On children:
An interesting thing we've noticed, living in a heavily Latino area, is that the kids don't like being different, so tend to refuse to speak their parents' language more often than not. It depends on the child, of course, but that is generally true. They want to fit in and sound like the majority around them.
A good friend's mom has been here 23 years and I could not really communicate with her at all. Part of it is intimidation on her part and then living in a Latino area, there just isn't a whole lot of English being used. She now works in a daycare and is learning with the kids, but not because she HAS to.
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