Spanish Speaking vs the non spanish speaker
Living in 2 worlds may sound ideal to people who haven’t found themselves but to the people that have tried/ trying it’s embarrassing. All my life i was born and raised in America, that goes for aunts, uncles and cousins however my grandparents grew up in Mexico. Everyone in my family can speak Spanish while I’m the only one who can’t, at family events everyone speaks Spanish not a single lick of english is present. However the biggest problem is when i speak to my grandparents since the main language they speak is spanish. As you can already tell there’s a language barrier between us and this is mainly where our “two” worlds collide. When my grandparents ask me “como ha estado la escuela” or “ven toma asiento a mi lado” my ”defense” mechanism activates known as yes or nervously chuckle while looking at my mom for the translation.
I feel like out of everyone in my family the people i talk to the least is my grandparents reason being the language barrier. They’ve attempted to talk to me in english however with every how are you its broken into a new language i like to call spanglish. I feel bad at times on how they make an effort to accommodate me when it should be the other way around. There’s times when my cousins would crack jokes at me calling me the only “gringo” of the family, i laugh it off but at times i think its true.
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Living in 2 worlds may sound ideal to people who haven’t found themselves but to the people that have tried/ trying it’s embarrassing. {cut this — not ncessary]
{start here] All my life i was born and raised in America, that goes for aunts, uncles and cousins however my grandparents grew up in Mexico. Everyone in my family can speak Spanish while I’m the only one who can’t [ , CS Comma Splice error fix by putting period!] at family events everyone speaks Spanish not a single lick of english is present. [CUT However ] The biggest problem is when i speak to my grandparents since the main language they speak is Spanish. I can already tell there’s a language barrier between us and this is mainly where our “two” worlds collide. [nice word choice]
{WHERE is this convo with your grandparenst? At a party with family? At their house for SUnday dinner? SHOW ME this scene.] When my grandparents ask me, “c[C]omo ha estado la escuela?” or “v[Ven toma asiento a mi lado!” my ”defense” mechanism is activated.
Usually, I answer a brief “Yes” with a nervous chuckle while looking at my mom for the translation. [good details – here]
Out of everyone in my family, the people i speak to the least are my grandparents: Reason being the language barrier. They’ve attempted to talk to me in English however with every, “[H] how are you?” its broken into a new language i like to call spanglish. {CAN YOU SHOW me the awkwardness created when you speak with grandparents. SHOW me more of the dialogue and use some of the “Spanglish”. Show me your struggle and how you feel that you want to communiate and get close but language is a barrier.]
I feel bad at times on how they make an effort to accommodate me when it should be the other way around. I am the younger generation and I feel I should show them respect by speaking SPanish to accomodate them.
There’s times when my cousins would crack jokes at me calling me the only “gringo” of the family, I laugh it off but at times i think its true.
NOW going forward with this: Has this created a rift between you and your family? Would you like to explore what is the effect on you – Do you feel torn? Do they expect certain things out of you, as the son of Mexican immigrants? Certain family values that are emphasized? How has this effected you as a student? How has the Spanish speaking world, which you feel left out of – how has this fact effected who you are as a student? Or in your goals for YOUR Life? YOu need to develop this more.
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