Embarrassing your kids is part of the package deal when you decide to send them to a school where you don't speak the language as a mother tongue. My kids have learned to grin and bear it.
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Swearing is in vogue but is swearing in a foreign language a good idea? Caution advised here and yes, I have made this mistake and looked like a fool
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Oh, have I messed up with languages in the past. The video I have linked in this blog post is hysterical. Twelve words we really should have in English. What is your favorite word?
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Who would have thought you could get critizised for speaking to your my baby in the grocery store? It's not what I said but the language I was speaking that was the problem. My Grandma could have uttered the words, "Stop bragging dear!" But not for this reason....really not and I promise I wasn't trying to brag.
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The day I saw this little girl I was transported back to my childhood memories. As I girl I read Madeline, in France I found my version of Madeline and just how much I didn't know about France. Man was I daft when I arrived there.
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Thinking of a summer away with a University for your teen? Sounds like an excellent idea! It can be but beware of what you are paying for.
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It happens to me all the time. This is one of many stories about people assuming things about me which are totally false. It happens to everyone and we are all quilty, but as an expat it seems to be more extreme.
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