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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp
PS. I though you have to start looking for a daycare/school right when you find out you have a baby on the way since most daycare and school have a 2+ year waiting list?
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This is almost exactly what happened to us. I "procrastinated" a bit when the wifey got preggers, and waited until we were ~6 months into the pregnancy when I started dropping names into a good number of good and well-reviewed daycare. Fast forward to 3 years later, and none of those places have available spaces yet. Places that offered "newborn" childcare called / emailed us back to check with us whether we are still looking for childcare because they'd have to move my baby from the "newborn" group to the "toddler" group (ie. basically children at 3+ yrs old). The situation is ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by Spoon
Looking at what's happening in Hong Kong, I feel that Cantonese will eventually be phased out and treated the same way. It'll be the previous generation's language, so I don't lose much sleep over my kids not being able to speak it. If the purpose of your children learning Cantonese is based solely on knowing your family roots, I understand. But based on utility, whether it's for your belief that it's beneficial for their future prospects or just to connect with a specific community, I'm curious why you're not opting for mandarin alone.
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If utilitiy is the reason for learning additional languages, Spanish should be the one to go for, not any form of Chinese.