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Do you believe that the children of non-English speaking parents relish or cringe at the job of being the family interpreter?

Asked by Hypocrisy_Central (26879points) March 22nd, 2015

I see it often enough where the kid(s) know English and their native language but the parents only know the native language. If a clerk has to explain something, etc. to the parents and there is no one working on staff that speak that language the clerk has to go through the child. Sometimes it seems the child has difficulty conveying what the clerk etc. is trying to tell their parents. Even on simple transactions the child might have to swing into action to inquire about sizes, color options, is it covered by the coupon etc? Do you think the child that ends up being the family interpreter for the parents relish the job, feeling empowered and important, or cringe at the job because they have to go with their parents when they may not care too, or have to interact with people they rather not, and remember too many details?

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