Examples of being bilingual, bicultural, and both bilingual and bicultural.

 

    Here's a few  practical examples ilustrating different cases of being bilingual, bicultural or both.

     1. Bilingual Only

Example: Anna grew up in Switzerland and speaks both Swiss German and Standard German fluently, but she identifies solely with Swiss culture.

                                                               Alpine horn (Alphonr), national symbol  

Sechseläuten:     A spring tradition in Zurich that gets its name from a  medieval custom of ringing a bell at 6 PM to mark the end of the summer semester workday.

 

    2. Bicultural Only

Example: John is a British expatriate living in the United States. He has fully embraced American customs and traditions but only speaks English.

British etiquette culture is more strict than the  US 

In the US people are more flexible in etiquette.

                      

 

   3. Bilingual and Bicultural

Example: Maria emigrated from Mexico to Canada. She speaks both Spanish and English fluently and celebrates both Mexican and Canadian cultural traditions.

  

Canadian thanksgiving traditión             

  

  The woman in the example is bilingual and biculture, adapting to the context of the country where she lives  .