Wow, ANOTHER awesome story that’s helping me get to know you better. Wow. May i make a joke about something? You talk about your inlaws being Indian but never mention your husband 🙂 I am not prying, but reading between the lines that because he was prob born n raised in the US that it seems less relevant to discuss the the way he communicates in English because obviously he’d be native and immersed in the culture. But it’s not always so… Given the (often) immigrant parental attempts to keep the native language going (Tania and Tanya’s stories omigosh just realized they share a name! How did i miss that?!? Hilarious) and the kids’ resistance (both their stories again).
Btw I love Indian/Pakistani ppl and culture. I had loads of friends (incl one v close one and an almost-boyfriend) who were Pakistani. When i lived in the US i really enjoyed reading Jumpha Lahiri, etc., watching things like Bend it like Beckham, and felt it all resonated w me really strongly as an Egyptian in the US. It’s interesting coz not many Egyptians would understand or agree with me on that…