meeting the parents - a pretty UNIQUE expierence here

so I meet my girls parents in about a month and I start to think about it more and more. so why am I saying its a unique experience? the language barrier! I don't speak french besides a few basic words and they don't speak english, besides a few basic words. basic being hello, how are you..good. thats it really.

sooo, what do you think? any advice or stories?

 

WOW...

Well...

I don't know what kind of advice to give you...maybe you should start learning French really quickly!?!?

 

I dated a girl once whos parents spoke nothing but italian and I have cant speak any foriegn language. Luckly my girlfriend was ther to translate and eventually we could communicate. Give it time it will be fine

 

I'm sure your girlfriend will translate, though it will put a delay in the conversation. It's just how it has to go, unless you're going to learn french. I live close to the border of Mexico, and speak next to no spanish, so I have to have a translator at work a lot. It isn't so bad, just kind of frustrating sometimes.

 

i'm sure, like beyond said, your girlfriend will help out. but you have a month. i'm not sure what you can learn in that sort of time, but if you wanted, you could try learning a few more phrases and such.

good luck.
laina

 

Honestly, I think it would be really beneficial to you to learn as much French as you can. If they see you are making an effort to learn their language and take interest in them, I think it will say a lot about you...positively.

 

I was in the same situation. I lived in France for a few months, French boyfriends parents spoke no French.
Unfortunately for me his parents werent pleasant people, made no allowances for me at all and would not listen to translation, so it created a barrier and made me feel terribly pushed out.

However, a very small minority of people are rude to this extreme, and whilst in Paris i also spoke with many French people who were more than happy to talk with me...i even made some friends and picked up lots of French and they did English...

Im sure yours will be a positive experience like this

Good luck

 

no English* sorrry. Why wont this thing let me edit nowadays?

 

The langauge barrier might make it easier... if you say something offensive infront of her parents, they won't know