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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, the kid lives in America and is surrounded by Americans. Maybe dad is just putting in a little extra effort to expose the kid to his British heritage. Certainly no one else in Texas is going to do that? Regardless, MYOB.[/quote]

I get it, and I have and will keep to myself on this. I just feel bad for the kid, like he's going to be some kind of culture alien or, worse yet, poseur. [/quote]

There is nothing to worry about.  Like others said, once the kid goes to school the school culture will be far more influential than the home culture.

I immigrated to the U.S. as a baby and grew up in home where my father only allowed to us to speak our native language.  We only ate our home country's foods, and all my parents' friends were also from there.  I promise you I am 100% American in every way, except I was blessed to have a more worldly exposure than the average American kid.

I feel like your discomfort stems from the fact that your nephew is not being taught a different language.  If he were becoming bilingual you would see the value in it, I expect. [/quote]

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