German dialect in Texas is one of a kind, and dying out

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by BrucePartington

Why even bother teaching it to second generation? Your descendants need to blend in and be accepted locally if they are to prosper.

You can raise kids bilingual. They learn the language of their parents home country and the local one. That's usually not a problem, I've seen it being done here a few times. A foreign language is always a good thing to have and can even open you doors on the job market (and makes some holiday trips so much easier). So I'm all for teaching your kids your native language IF you teach them the local one as well.

Side note: I would be mad if one day I called some institution in my country and I had to "press 1" for the native language. You move to another country, you adapt and learn the language, not the other way around. You are a guest, not a host.

Amen to that. I always get pissed when I see third generation people here who don't speak the language properly....