Hey SheFly, easy does it.
Remember, you did not have to learn English in Gr. 5, etc. Any child immigrating to North America from non-English speaking countries, has a serious challenge in learning a language that the dominant culture mandates/legislates on its citizens.
Badger, were you raised in Japan? I know that you are part Japanese. Or maybe it was somewhere in Europe?
Dearie clearly remembers when he had to learn English when he immigrated from Germany when he was 7.
SheFly, I grew up no English in Kitchener-Waterloo until kindergarten. It was an enormous shock on first day of school. It literally feels like being in a different world.
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