saying good morning
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Toronto, 2011.09.15
This morning, Kenny refused to tell me 'o-hayo' (good morning).
He came out of his room and saw o-kaasan, to whom he said, "o-hayo."
She told him, "will you say 'o-hayo' to daddy?"
"no," he told her, "i'll say 'good morning'."
The nuance of growing up in a bilingual home.