I met my in-laws last summer when they flew in from Hong Kong to New York. They are probably the world’s nicest in-laws. The only barrier that we really had was the language - they speak Cantonese and Mandarin and I speak: Korean, Italian, French, Spanish and Japanese (for my Grandmother’s side). Even though their English is not bad at all, there were still a few moments of: “Huh?” The Cantonese that I learned on cds helped, but not enough for me to converse with complete understanding.
After they left, I continued the Cantonese cds and talked with my Chinese friends whenever I could with them correcting me or praising me. I feel pretty comfortable with listening and basic conversation now - I can go to Chinatown and actually ask where things are, how much things cost and things of that sort.
But talking to my mother-in-law last night put the biggest grin on my face. She has been learning Korean online and tried out so many phrases on me, we giggled and laughed. At times she forgot what things meant and when I told her, I didn’t even realize I was explaining in Cantonese! We were both so happy to communicate in Canto-Korean. I couldn’t believe we were talking for over an hour, having so much fun and actually understanding one another. ![]()
I’ve been really fortunate and this Thanksgiving season there were many things I was thankful for. But this particular Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for having two moms. Twice the love, for one daughter.
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