https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9 en-us 2020-09-14 04:20:15 UTC 2026-01-17 18:43:19 UTC hello@padlet.com dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742816150 Born in New Zealand before my grandparents sailed back to Holland for some years and eventually settled in California.]]> 2020-09-14 04:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742816150 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742842200 My dad first learned English in New Zealand but only stopped using Dutch when starting school here. By this time English was comfortable for him and school felt natural. ]]> 2020-09-14 04:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742842200 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742849249 2020-09-14 04:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742849249 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742850284 We learn recipes/stories/words/phrases while cooking Dutch food with my Oma (grandma) on holidays and birthdays. We discuss stories often from her childhood during WWII (she first learned English from American soldiers in Holland). ]]> 2020-09-14 04:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742850284 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742853996 2020-09-14 04:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742853996 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742862630 2020-09-14 04:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742862630 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742870257 My grandparents - Mijn Oma en Opa. I always wanted to speak more Dutch with them but they were hesitant to teach me because of their "country slang". ]]> 2020-09-14 05:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742870257 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742873269 Lots of phone calls and letters to and from relatives in Holland. I am often reminded that most of the newer generations will prefer to speak English with Americans, and the older generations welcome the practice.]]> 2020-09-14 05:03:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742873269 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742918294 While my grandparents often commented that we need to slow down for them to understand us, this type of language with siblings and friends is quicker, nuanced, full of inside jokes, slang, and texts.]]> 2020-09-14 05:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742918294 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742943644 To me, school usually means utilizing formal and concise English but the level of formality also depends on the teacher. ]]> 2020-09-14 05:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/742943644 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/743016371 2020-09-14 06:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/743016371 dmd5 https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/743018627 2020-09-14 06:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dmd5/5ktmvb4cvtatdfs9/wish/743018627