TIME STAMPS 1. RANDOM QUESTIONS 1:30 Can you do more /home/cooking videos? 1:31 What was your dream job when you were a kid/teen/before you moved to China? 1:39 Do you meditate or exercise to help face the challenges or problems in daily life? 2:32 How old are you and your husband? 2:47 How tall is your husband? 3:02 What was your major at University? 3:10 Have you faced any racist situations before and how do you deal with it? 5:02 Are you going to write a book? 5:17 What kind of charities, or unique schools or businesses have you discovered near you? 5:43 How is the pollution where you are compared to Beijing? 2. LIFE AND TRAVEL IN CHINA 7:14 Was the decision to move to China difficult for you? 7:17 How hard was transitioning from living in Sweden to living in China? 7:28 How are the local people treating you there, different or are they open minded? 7:42 How difficult would you describe it was to start all over in a different country? Did you move alone? 8:05 Are toilets indoors or outdoors? 8:58 Any advice on moving to China or across the world for the first time? 9:32 I am Chinese-American and my Chinese is subpar, will I be able to find love in China easily? 10:44 Is it possible to visit rural China as a tourist? 11:19 How hard is Chinese for you? How good is your Chinese? 12:14 How long did it take you to learn mandarin? How long did it take before you could speak mandarin functionally? 13:24 How to learn Chinese easily? 14:33 Advice for remembering hanzi/characters? 14:55 Your native language is Swedish, how often do you get to use it in China? 15:10 What language are you raising Sansan with? 16:03 3. FOOD, DIET AND BEING VEGETARIAN IN CHINA What is your favourite food/dish in Sweden and China? 17:40 Are you vegan? Do you eat fish, eggs, milk and cheese? 18:34 When did you become a vegetarian? 18:54 Are you planning to make your children become vegetarian too? 19:03 Would it be difficult to find vegan food in China? 19:39 What's your favourite breakfast food? 20:57 4. OUR RELATIONSHIP & FAMILY QUESTIONS 21:03 How did you meet your husband? 21:05 What's the hardest part about being together with a man from another culture? 21:15 Examples of arguments/problems that you've had? 22:08 Are you happy with a Chinese husband? 23:51 Is it hard to get married in China? 23:55 Did you have a traditional Chinese wedding? 24:04 Will your husband learn to speak Swedish? 24:18 Do you and your husband plan to live in China long term? 24:45 Is it possible to treat both cultures equally important when raising a bilingual child? 25:32 Would you want a baby again? 26:16 What does a typical day look like for you and your family? 26:22 How do you find living abroad away from your family? 26:51 Does your parents ever worry because you're married to a rural Chinese family? 27:33 Will your parents visit you in China? 28:06 5. OUR FUTURE 28:16 What are your future plans? 28:18 Do you plan to move to the Chinese countryside one day and have a plot of land? 29:01 Are there any restrictions for foreigners living in rural China? 29:08 Would you consider doing homestay at your place to some serious curious tourists/travellers? 29:30
@lumanliu84574 жыл бұрын
Miriam In China you are amazing. Keep your incredible work pls!
@user-ns6ob2qi4w4 жыл бұрын
从今日头条过来关注您
@John77Doe4 жыл бұрын
Miriam In China Very informative. 😐😐😐
@ketochrissy5754 жыл бұрын
Miriam In China thank you for sharing. Your videos are so relaxing and interesting.
@pianosenzanima14 жыл бұрын
Is your husband planning to ever learn english? Or he has no motivation for it. Or is he studying your native language?
@stefkadank-derpjr14534 жыл бұрын
My daughter has a Chinese boyfriend met in Georgia, USA at University. I love your videos...look forward to visiting someday.
@wangfeiapollo4 жыл бұрын
Miriam is quite a learned and open-minded lady. Her husband is lucky to have her.
@user-vu6zz5ng3b4 жыл бұрын
they are both lucky
@yuliang65944 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Hope they are doing well
@user-hg2yx4ul6t4 жыл бұрын
they are both lucky.yes
@hukaliaier77154 жыл бұрын
Your son sansan is so cute.he has an Asian feature ,like your husband, but has your complexion.I admire they way you always include your son in your video,he is lucky boy
@hukaliaier77154 жыл бұрын
Seeing your video touch my heart about China.China at present is no so admire d by the world but you have captured the real Chinese people as human being_warm,hard working,loving,openly accepting non Chinese people like you,loves to eat healthy food,etc really as I watch your video I admire and love Chinese people more and more
@leond99993 жыл бұрын
Miriam, you have such an open, joyful, and intelligent mind. You are an educator and influencer, which could be your direction. You are a blessing to world.
@MiriamFollin3 жыл бұрын
That's such a sweet thing for you to say! ❤️
@anniebrent76163 жыл бұрын
Yes I admire your life, simple but rich and lots of love by your husband and his family and all other people there .
@robynfitzsimmons11374 жыл бұрын
I am from Australia. I found your video very interesting. You are a very wise, gentle caring and knowledgable young women. You have given some very sound advice on how to adjust and live within two countries and two cultures. I admire you greatly. I think you show great respect for your husband, his family and his Country. That is really nice.. Your little boy is beautiful, he is a credit to you both. He will have a fantastic life, rich with the culture from two countries. Thank you so much for sharing Miriam. Best wishes to you and your family.🤗🥰🇦🇺🦘🐨
@basiljander3 жыл бұрын
I just discovered your channel and I love your videos so much! They are so peaceful and creative and you have such a beautiful family.
@MiriamFollin3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! And welcome to my channel ☺️❤️
@williamwen69924 жыл бұрын
Hi Miriam, many thanks for your videos! I am Chinese but I have been living in Sweden for the past seven years. I really like the way you perceive different countries and cultures. Wish you enjoy China and have a wonderful experience.
@ChestofWealth4 жыл бұрын
I love this video! There are so many similarities between you and me. I’m also getting married with my Chinese boyfriend this year, we also live in China and we also communicate in Chinese as his English is not that good... and I’m also a vegetarian! 💕
@peterwind81014 жыл бұрын
Best wishes. Mind telling me which country you are from?
@kinw55484 жыл бұрын
Love to watch your videos too...if you can make one.
@victoriazwergmaus98134 жыл бұрын
Just guessing 😊 Germany, Austria ore Switzerland
@evaamorim48153 жыл бұрын
@@victoriazwergmaus9813 sweden
@ajisaiart4 жыл бұрын
I would love to be able to watch a video about your wedding 💓 I got married with my husband in China a month ago and I love seeing how different each wedding still is. Much love from Germany
@kealee63504 жыл бұрын
Just finished watching your video, you are such a wonderful person who are so grounded to rural life styles, the Chinese there will always support you.
@kean-leongang11674 жыл бұрын
I grew up with 3 languages, and it felt so easy. Children learn languages very easily. Don't be afraid to add English, apart from Swedish and Chinese, to Sansan's repertoire.
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
That's great to hear! Do you feel like you knew them all equally well? I will stick to Swedish, but he will get English from school and also from the international friends we have! And from music and popular culture I guess, like I did. The Harry Potter books had a huge impact on my English level haha.
@kean-leongang11674 жыл бұрын
As a child, i never bothered to ask which language i am better at. I just use the right language automatically on different situations. As an adult, my working language is English, and hence one can say i am better at English due to frequent usage. By the way, i am also orally well-versed with 4 different chinese dialects before i turn 5 years old. So, don't be afraid to let grandma teach him local dialects. View these dialects as the disappearing cultures that may need preserving, and you may be more forthcoming to exposing him multi-language multi-dialects environment.
@rickr94354 жыл бұрын
@@kean-leongang1167 are you....from malaysia?
@galoise53644 жыл бұрын
@@MiriamFollin I think you are wise in teaching Sansan Swedish. Mandarin and English are very common so he won't have a problem being exposed to those two. In comparison, Swedish is a relatively minor language, he'll likely get less exposure once he grows up.
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
@@galoise5364 Exactly what I'm thinking! I'm guessing there are about 10-13 million Swedish speakers in the world, so it's definitely the language I'll focus on! I also want him to learn to write and read well in Swedish, and I know it all has to come from me!
@wakakaka66104 жыл бұрын
The Chinese are very family oriented. I’m Chinese & my sister married a Kiwi. They hv been married for 40 years & raised 2 kids who embraced the Chinese culture very well. I fully understand what u r saying.
@thomasberg33093 жыл бұрын
Such a sweet and honest person who is grounded in practicality. Thanks for your videos and wisdom. Wishing you and your family the best
@madelinkoh4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, you have shown us the Insights of rural China's living conditions etc. If you really receive a Permit to do Airbnb, just give us a tingle, will definitely there to support you. Keep up your wisdom too. Love from Malaysia.
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ❤️
@Teletubbiez4 жыл бұрын
Madelin Koh I would too!
@rachelc97594 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@lineage134 жыл бұрын
Same Airbnb would be great!
@sylvesterfong92754 жыл бұрын
Miriam, perhaps you can extend your house and start a homestay program so your many fans can visit you; and you can also generate additional income for your family. Discuss this idea with your family.
@ef3823 жыл бұрын
It's quite interesting that you are adjusted so well to Chinese country because the condition there sometimes is a bit more rough. I love how you are so down to earth
@clarelau74844 жыл бұрын
Miriam..love your kind soul..enjoy listening to you
@ChoicelessAwareness4 жыл бұрын
The world needs more ppl like you
@tracyl56394 жыл бұрын
The color of scarf and hair band just looks perfect on you.
@ninamahri25534 жыл бұрын
You always put smile on my face. You are so calm and warm. Look forward to your new video soon
@JasmineO_20184 жыл бұрын
Thank you for adding little snippets that express the answers to your questions! I cannot wait for more videos.
@cherielee17964 жыл бұрын
I am from Qinghai, Miriam’s videos make me miss home! Thank you Miriam
@Digital_Media_and_Food_Systems4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos. I lived in Shanghai for five years and absolutely love my China experience. It will always be my cultural home. On a side note, my sister-in-law is married to an Italian and lives there and they have two kids. She speaks to their kids in English and her husband speaks to them only in Italian. They are now in their early teens and comfortably bilingual. And being a vegetarian in China, I find it really easy. I find most Chinese restaurants understand the concept of Buddhism . I would tell the restaurant that I am a Buddhist and never had issues with ham or blood added to my order. I guess speaking Chinese really helps too. Thank you for sharing a slice of your life in China.
@mewsuen23254 жыл бұрын
Speak to your baby in swedish as much as possible. 'Cause after the childhood, it will be much more harder for him to speak a relatively minor foreign langugage. I know some Chinese-French friends who did not speak chinese in childhood now can no longer pronounce the tons correctly. It is pity to ignore parents' languages. Once lost it, we lost the connection with parents' culture. 💪
@wendybrierley54123 жыл бұрын
This is a difficult one - we live in UK and my children don't know Chinese(I am). They do very well in English and been to uni and have good jobs. I am loosing my Mandarin. The children learned Spanish and French in school. Husband was an English gentleman. Missing him. English is much easier to learn - common language of the world.
@noonehere_kasut3 жыл бұрын
@@wendybrierley5412 It's difficult when the kids aren't around people (especially other kids) who speak (in your case) Chinese. I used to volunteer at a Chinese-speaking organization in the US where they'd hold family events and language classes for kids. The kids would tend to revert to using English if they could!
@Bellz9723 жыл бұрын
Passa på och lär honom. Du Kan visa teknad sånger och barn program 😃 tappade två viktiga språk när jag flyttade till ett nytt land. Låt mig säga att det är oroligt svårt att lära om de som vuxen. 😵😩
@jeney79282 жыл бұрын
It’s depend on where her children will stay most of time, I would suggest she should talk her children in Mandarin because it is harder languages learn and very different than the other languages. My daughter was born in China then we came to USA when she was 9, and we were worried about her English because she went school with all American children. Unfortunately, we were so wrong, she could write a short articles before we moved to USA, but lost her native languages very soon, even though we talked in Chinese most times at home. 4 years later when we visited back to China, then she could not understand Chinese from her grandparents or other relatives. As she grew older she tried to pick up her native language but it was too later even taking classes in college, she could never be able to read and write in Chinese’s like when she was 8-9years old.
@allochris Жыл бұрын
Your daughter pretty much sums up to my cousin who came to Canada from HK when he was 6yrs old. As for me I came to Canada when I was 11 back in 94. I feel lucky I am fluent in Cantonese, but I probably lost up to 80% ofChinese writing and reading skill being immerse in Quebecois during my teenage and English as an adult after moving out to BC. My daughter is over 3 now, I speak to her 100% in Cantonese and mom 100% in french, and my wife and I 50/50 in french/English. I truly wish my daughter will continue to understand Cantonese as she gets older, but I'm afraid that will all eventually switch to English as soon as she starts going to school. It's a sad feeling for sure, as I am the only Chinese living in a 99.99% English environment. Grandparents are so far away... :-(
@7563323664 жыл бұрын
Just want to say I enjoy your vlogs, they bring peace and joy to me after a busy day. My family comes from rural part of China, and we still have our old house there. Sometimes I really want to escape the city and just go back.
Merry Christmas from Yunnan, Dali! Thanks for posting these . . . having so much fun getting to know you through your channel!
@scalarnai3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed you Q&A, what a delightful and humbling lady. Wish you and family all the best for the future 🙏
@kennethl41724 жыл бұрын
Miriam, I really admire you in making your family life decisions. I would find it difficult in moving to another country.
@kolopo57224 жыл бұрын
Teach the little prince both languages!
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
For sure!
@Poe1684 жыл бұрын
Hi Miriam, love your channel and will always be supporting you. 😄👍
@manalin69174 жыл бұрын
listen to your talking, watching your video will bring me peace
@VeryMerryLou4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for answering my question, Miriam 😊 it's the last question at 29:30. This Q&A is a perfect platform for you and your subscribers to connect. Thanks for doing this 💖 More power to you!!!
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
Good to hear that you got your question answered! I think it makes a difference to actually speak and not just write! I think it would be cool to in the future have people record their questions, that way it would be like a dialogue almost! 😊
@VeryMerryLou4 жыл бұрын
Miriam In China That's a good idea 💡 Hope that happens soon 👍
@waspwhale43974 жыл бұрын
I like you and all of your family!❤Hoping to see more record of sansan's growth,I believe in that he'll have the same heart and courage as his brilliant parents!
@KellyS744 жыл бұрын
This was such a great video.. It was lovely getting to know you all a bit more. Thank you for sharing 🤗... It would be my absolute dream to live in China.. one day maybe 🤔😊
@KellyS744 жыл бұрын
@No one 多谢... That's so kind of you 🤗
@shouayang42594 жыл бұрын
Excited for your wedding video!
@dariusjohn664 жыл бұрын
love it u reading form a paper not mobile phone👍 thank for the answer
@rayvit81554 жыл бұрын
Your experience can definitely be a book, with the culture elements you met. Or getting popular in China quicker, by uploading videos on Bilibili (perhaps need to speak in mandarine or with Chinese subtitles).
@johnkiel10004 жыл бұрын
You are such a beautiful and intelligent person,your journey would depend on your decisions..i wish and pray for the success of your family....
@debbiepovlock98194 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your life. You seem to be very happy in the videos with your husband's family. I like you follow you heart. 🙏💜🤗
@Jcremo3 жыл бұрын
Yes! It’s sometimes difficult to separate personality and culture. My husband and I have that problem too. I’ve never been able to articulate it. Thank you.
@tatjanafilipovicgrcic39534 жыл бұрын
Miriam you have the cutest little boy. I love to watch him in your videos.
@mingshili41014 жыл бұрын
Seriously, your homestay inn will be a big hit.
@haojiang29284 жыл бұрын
really like your videos, the frames all have kind of nature feel and pulse in it. the lighting is also very artistic😊
@s.y.asuvapong80704 жыл бұрын
You're such a adorable girl, wish you have the happiest family.
@pushcartoldman86984 жыл бұрын
I am a nature lover and I love the quiet village life. Your Qinghai home must be a nice place. I like second part of this video where you sit in windy sunlight and cozy homeyard. So nice...
@yuanshuan70994 жыл бұрын
I am a Taiwanese living in the big island of Hawaii. I am traveling in Xela of Guatemala. I enjoy your video a lot. Have a happy new year.
@imxmchou11433 жыл бұрын
"let it go" hits me hard, which my mom always teaches me. Thanks for helping me reflex on things that I hold too much. You are really a good teacher, wife and mom! Thanks for sharing your story!
@lisafu44014 жыл бұрын
I would love to see a video of your traditional wedding !
@luckyyangfei77204 жыл бұрын
It's not easy for different cultures. But I think you always a new optimistic and different culture.Cheer you up
@siewchengtay46284 жыл бұрын
My sister talked to her grandson in Mandrian when the boy started speaking. The child's parents talk to their kid in English. The child pick up both languages without problem. He responses to grandma with Mandrian and to his parents in English. He even tried to translate English into Mandrian for his grandma.
@chaozhouhoa3604 жыл бұрын
Love it Mariam! I was in China in the 90’s and the area you are at in this video has changed a lot. For better or worse I suppose. Beijing lost a lot of those Hutongs which is kind of sad because those are ancient and in place are the high rises. I have not been back to visit so very nice to hear the updates and love your Q and A session - just a Ninety baby would do. :). Will definitely continue to follow you.
@estchu3 жыл бұрын
Miriam makes a good teacher.
@tatjanafilipovicgrcic39533 жыл бұрын
Best wishes Miriam! Looking forward to the new vlogs!
@Bonner99004 жыл бұрын
I watched all your vedios, waiting for more ! Love them !
@lowenblade40884 жыл бұрын
Great Q&A. Very genuine. Thanks for that.
@megsm63814 жыл бұрын
really excited about the wedding video!
@rutbrea87963 жыл бұрын
I love the combinations of colors you wear. I am a vegetarian and those salads you prepare seems wonderful to palate.
@solh88444 жыл бұрын
Yey thanks again for the wonderful video 💕 so excited for more to come!
@robertlangford51704 жыл бұрын
When the garden us sleeping. What a wonderful phrase. I will adopt it. Thanks
@thankyouthankyou11724 жыл бұрын
your scarf match the door (color match). all beautiful arrangement
@lilianademarchi54984 жыл бұрын
Miriam thank you for your quiet, peaceful videos full of wisdom. Thank you for sharing parts of your life with us. I live in Switzerland with my Chinese boyfriend. Even though he's chosen to migrate to Switzerland by himself before he's got to know me, it's not always easy. As you said it very well: the most difficult thing is exactly to distinguish wether it's sth from the culture or the personality. Seeing other couples in an intercultural relationship gives me the confidence, that we can make it :-).
@laurademarrais32484 жыл бұрын
Btw... your son is adorable.
@uniquejing4 жыл бұрын
乡愁 which means missing home is always a basic theme in no matter chinese or other cultures. I sincerely understand and respect the feeling. Best wishes to you.❤️❤️❤️
@GenaF4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love Miriam's videos and I love her husband and his family plus the rural area where she lives; however the rulers of China terrify me.
@mfrankful4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos, Miriam! I would love to see your wedding video when you get the chance!
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
I will make one but might not be ready until sometime next year though haha.
@tinateews94944 жыл бұрын
Raising your child with both languages, one from your own and one from your husband would be wise. He needs both culture and no one said you have to choose only only one.
@JBorg-fb3un3 жыл бұрын
Actually it's three languages that Sansan is learning. Swedish, Chinese and English.
@ginalin22594 жыл бұрын
I'm excited to watch your wedding video...hope you will share it here☺
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
I'm planning to make it in March!
@nongthombamloyanganba64784 жыл бұрын
I am glad to know more about you and China 😊👍
@KellyS744 жыл бұрын
... Oh and yes please, a wedding video would be lovely to see👏🏻🤗
@siuhoahambaliroehrig69223 жыл бұрын
Aloha Miriam & Families, you all blessed to meet each other and make a New journey!
@ChaseYu4 жыл бұрын
Begin from 9:47 that’s basically a advice for everyone in the world. Being a Open minded person when going abroad or anywhere that isn’t your hometown, and that is not just about how much education you had or how developed your place, your country, your city, your town is. Because it isn’t your culture and your country anymore when you as a visitor and so you should be the one that being open minded to begin with. Cause people misunderstand the words and surroundings sometimes, cause they thought that they’re the open minded one until they started to judge the local people in their very own country and culture, while they’re the visitor/guest in that country.
@sqian20044 жыл бұрын
I found that most Swedish people can pronounce Chinese characters quite good, and they are better with intonations than most of the foreigners I know, probably because Swedish also has intonations and the two languages have many similar syllables.
Welcome to teaching, it is what you are doing. Thank you very much for your efforts.
@marthe1373 жыл бұрын
Your sense of fashion is sublime. I love it 😍
@claraontheroad30494 жыл бұрын
It's no nice to see how much your channel has grown and to learn more about your interests, your family and your plans! And thank you for making this video such a relaxing time with you, as usual, a feeling of chilling around you. The comparison between feminists for your thesis sounds super interesting 😍 And thank you for talking about being vegetarian in China!
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
Aw, thank you so much! I loved reading them both, Goldman and He Yin Zhen. Such forward thinkers! Are you vegetarian too? I didn't know!
@franciscouderq11003 жыл бұрын
You are hereby answering my question about which language you speak to your child. As you said rightly it is your big responsibility. Great you are a more down to earth person than I was. Fare well
@ivyalston72774 жыл бұрын
Hello from Washington, DC. Your videos are great! Please do video of your wedding
@suginami1233 жыл бұрын
Love the way you answer these interesting questions. I too live in Asia with my partner and feel very comfortable.
@grumpybore8634 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing all this information! I look forward to your wedding video!
@user-lv8jj9fz7y3 жыл бұрын
It seems your life are so peaceful. First watch your channel and love your videos.
@sylvesterfong92754 жыл бұрын
Miriam, you are an intelligent person with a great, humble personality. 👏 👏👏 You seems to be living a happy life in China, which is wonderful. And blessed with a loving husband and a happy family. You have helped to enlighten many westerners about the real situation in China. China is a good country and the people are living happy and peaceful lives. Blessings from Malaysia.
@cheryleewilcox39033 жыл бұрын
Emma Goldman's character is in the very amazing movie, REDS, with Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson.
@MiriamFollin3 жыл бұрын
Oh really!! I had no idé, will look into it!
@cheryleewilcox39033 жыл бұрын
@@MiriamFollin It's a 1981 movie and one of the best movies I have ever seen. I hope that you enjoy it. Maureen Stapleton is the actress who plays the part of Emma Goldman's character. I reckon that this movie will blow your mind. P.S. It's 3 and a half hours long so make yourself very comfortable before you start watching it. You won't want to miss a second of it.
@MiriamFollin3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the advice, I looked it up and will try to find a way to watch it!! I really appreciate it - love a good movie tip! ❤️
@jessiehorne4 жыл бұрын
Amazing Q&A video Miriam ☺️👍
@giuliaschannel50312 жыл бұрын
these were the most relaxing 30 mins of my life
@Jillybean6204 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your life.
@hillogan Жыл бұрын
Your voice is very soothing and I love how you talking very honestly and your outlook on making your cultural differences work in your relationship and raising your children.
@user-rr8zx1tv4o4 жыл бұрын
太佩服你的勇气,也羡慕你的善良
@clarelee39874 жыл бұрын
That is exactly what I am thinking
@themontephone8754 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the q&a. I understand the wisdom behind foreigners living in your husband’s home town. T y for your time.
@johnzhou67104 жыл бұрын
Love your video so much. Thank you for your sharing.
@peyangtibetan21734 жыл бұрын
It's interesting. Nice vlogs.. I am watching most of yours. Thanks. I am Tibetan.
@krisiwasaki96073 жыл бұрын
I was raised in Japan for my first 5 years...I understand Japanese and English. My mother always spoke to us kids in Japanese and if we had answered in that language, we would probably be able to speak our mother tongue with ease. While I think in Japanese, I answer in English.Children are so opened to languages, I hope you will continue to keep both dialects available for your adorable children.
@ethanschwartz48404 жыл бұрын
I am filipino here in the US and most of my filipino friends with kids does not know how to speak tagalog which is the philippines language. I wish they have taught there kids the language too like what you are doing.
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think language is so important! It carries history and culture as well, it's not only a tool of communication. Maybe they will feel inclined to learn themselves when they are older? But still, it won't be a mother tongue then...
@loopkim7294 жыл бұрын
How much do you miss the Sweden food here in China , do you also cook Sweden food in China?
@psprim7114 жыл бұрын
Lovely to watch. Tks for doing the show.
@haojiang29284 жыл бұрын
the old furnitures are cool 😉
@helgaioannidis93654 жыл бұрын
I am German and I live in Greece and am married to a Greek. I have always spoken German to my children and my husband Greek. In the beginning I did not know any Greek, so my husband and I spoke Italian to communicate. Our first child was exposed to these three languages at home and also heard English a lot because in the beginning I only had friends from abroad. The younger child did not hear much Italian, because Greek became our family language,as my husband did not manage to learn German so quickly. So our children are perfect in Greek and German. They learn English at school. The older one understands a very little bit of Italian and speaks English very well for her age. From my experience as the parent that speaks the language that is not spoken in the environment it is very important to be disciplined and also answer in your language,when your child keeps speaking the other language. It's good to have books and other media in your language and for your child to learn how to write and read in your language, because that process really fixes the language in our long term memory. When the children get older it can get complicated speaking your language when other people participate in the conversation. It might be felt as rude or you have to translate so much that the discussion becomes inspontaneous. So it is good to have rules you can stick to and that suit your family. Maybe your son will not want you to speak in Swedish when he will be around 4 or 5, because in that age children don't like to be different. Don't give up then. I told my girls that speaking German to them makes me happy because it's the language I know best and so they spoke German to me to make me feel their love. From my experience if we want our children to use a language, the child will need a reason to use and like the language. Otherwise it will not let the language in his or her heart.
@helgaioannidis93654 жыл бұрын
I also want to suggest to you to inform well about the Chinese school system and really sit down together as parents and think of what kind of education you want for you son and how you can support his education best. Because the Swedish schools are very different from Chinese schools. So I don't know what it is like in rural China,but I have a friend in Shanghai (he studied in Fudan,too,but more than 20 years ago) who is married to a Chinese and the children experienced racism in school from the teachers. I think, rural China is very different,at least that's what I experienced in the 90ies. But if you want you son to have a happy childhood you also should think this through well. Anyways, I love your videos. You are a lovely family and you brought back many nice memories from many years ago...
@Nicofilms4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are always so calm and relaxing! Why are foreigners not allowed to go to your husband's hometown? I didn't realise that this was a thing.
@MiriamFollin4 жыл бұрын
Because it's close to a military base! Many areas with a lot of minorities are also closed off. Especially in Qinghai and Xining I think, but I know of a few places in Sichuan too!
@Nicofilms4 жыл бұрын
@@MiriamFollin Ahhh I didn't know that, thanks!
@sleepywatcher4 жыл бұрын
If anyone wanna learn Mandarine, i suggest you come to Malaysia, cause we have the environment here, plenty of chinese people here like me can speak English, Mandarine, Guang Dong, Hakka, Hokkien and more, and school here are cheap. 加油大家
@Teletubbiez4 жыл бұрын
真狂言无良 But it’s Muslim
@sleepywatcher4 жыл бұрын
I'm not Muslim and I don't feel threaten by any thou
@rosaliehultgren6506 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. You are so interesting. You are giving your children a gift if you teach them more than one language.
@siuhoahambaliroehrig69223 жыл бұрын
I love and enjoy so much to See San san grows up! San san is very cute und his smilies are pleasant