How Filipinos Learn English (and Why Formal Education Is Overrated)

<p>I have been single since 2010, so getting married is not in my present mind.</p> <p>But whenever I think of my future babies, I imagine myself pinching their cheeks and saying, &ldquo;You&rsquo;re so cute oh my gosh I&rsquo;m so happy your daddy gave me you.&rdquo;&nbsp;<em>No pauses because their cuteness will take my breath away.</em></p> <p>I am a Filipino, so English is not my native language. But I know that I will speak English to my babies, even if I get married to a Filipino or anyone from a non-English country.</p> <p>It is normal in the Philippines. Filipino parents speak to their babies in English &mdash; more specifically Taglish.&nbsp;<em>Taglish is the everyday language in the contemporary Philippine society.</em></p> <p><a href="https://awriterindisguise.com/how-filipinos-learn-english-and-why-formal-education-is-overrated-1861580ee8bd"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>