Quote pg. 9
"We wondered how my father had managed to spend several years attending school in America."
Firoozeh's father made it seem like he knew all this English. He does know English, just not all he said out to be. When he didn't know what a person said when he was translating to Firoozeh and Firoozeh's mother, he would say the person didn't know. For example, he couldn't translate back what Firoozeh and Firoozeh's mother wanted to eat, so he said the waitress didn't know what the food was.
Quote Pg. 10
"My mother's approach to learning English consisted of daily lessons with Monty Hall and Bob Barker. Her devotion to Let's Make a Deal and The Price is Right was evident in her new found ability to recite useless information."
I find it interesting that someone used TV to learn English. The downfall was that the shows she was watching made her say useless information. It makes me wonder why she didn't get something or someone to help her learn English.
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