Growing Up In a Eurasian Bilingual Family and The Advantages and Disadvantages of Native Bilingualism/Multilingualism

Nowadays, it is common to speak more than two languages or more simultaneously, and we can even see people speaking seven, ten, fifteen, or even twenty languages (I have no idea how they can do it, but I salute them). Naturally, there are many different forms of bilingualism or multilingualism, but this is not what I will discuss today. In this article, I will focus on what it’s like growing up in a Eurasian family, with each parent speaking to you in different languages, and the good and bad side of growing up with two native languages. In a Eurasian family, under normal circumstances, one language is used and spoken by only one parent (this might be changing with globalization or as native bilinguals start becoming parents themselves); there might be a common language between the parents which could be English or any other language that both parents can speak. Still, normally, it is the language that each parent feels most comfortable with that they would use with their children. <a href="https://medium.com/@crazyeurasian/growing-up-in-a-eurasian-bilingual-family-and-the-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-native-50e32a5e68fc">Learn More</a>