Bilingual and Bicultural Examples

 

Examples of being bilingual.

• Canadians speak two languages officially, English and French.
• A person who grew up speaking Spanish at home and learned English in school.
• In Switzerland, most people speak French, but because it is a central country, its inhabitants must speak English.

Examples of being bicultural.

• A person who was born in China and immigrated to the United States, and is familiar with both Chinese and American cultures.
• Children of Mexican immigrants in the US, the children of mixed families or people who migrated and have spent considerable time in their new homeland.
• Venezuelans living in Colombia adopt Colombian culture. It means they live and work as Colombian people.

Examples of being bilingual and bicultural.

• A person who grew up in a bilingual household and also has a strong connection to their cultural heritage.
• Immigrants in different countries usually live the foreign culture at work. They behave, talk, and eat like a local person. On the other hand, when they return home, they experience their native culture, language, food, and behavior with their relatives.
• People who emigrate to another country and decide to establish their life there, where they must not only learn the language to survive, but they must also learn the customs, their own expressions, so they can stay and make their living much more practical and not be forced to return to their country of origin.