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Gen S-Calling Parents
I called my parents and they only said a few things that surprised me. They greeted me by asking, “How are you?” instead of “What’s up?” My dad also uses the word ‘pail’ instead of ‘bucket.’ Otherwise, their speech was normal.
Language discussion with mama bear
I called my mother after class and told her the my assignment. She’s the swedish one of the family and she gave me a few english slang words she used in the 80’s. In Sweden, when you say hello, usually you say “hej hej” or “hey hey”. When you say goodbye you say “hej hej”. It’s weird because when I lived in Sweden I remember saying goodbye and then turning my back, but then they would say “hej hej” and I would turn around confused. Funny stuff.
D5 Creation