Dear Daughter,
Papa is in London for a couple of days, which is a really big city in England, just across the English Channel from Belgium.
Here they have a Queen and they just celebrated something called a "jubilee" to celebrate how long she has been the Queen of England, so there are lots of British flags everywhere and pictures of the Queen.
The language that you speak with Papa is called English because it came from here, but it is a bit different than the English that you speak with Papa, because it is from America. So, when you visit England, you will hear people say words like "posh" and "lovely" a lot. They also say different words for the same things we have. The back of a car, which we call a trunk is a "boot" here and an elevator is what they use in Belgium too, a "lift". Big trucks are called "lorries" and when you are in a store or restaurant, they will ask, "Are you all right?" instead of "Can I help you?"
So, just like the differences in languages, you will find that there are also differences in the same language.
Crazy, isn't it?
I Love You,
Papa
PS I found something cool for you at the Portobello market this morning.
Papa is in London for a couple of days, which is a really big city in England, just across the English Channel from Belgium.
Here they have a Queen and they just celebrated something called a "jubilee" to celebrate how long she has been the Queen of England, so there are lots of British flags everywhere and pictures of the Queen.
The language that you speak with Papa is called English because it came from here, but it is a bit different than the English that you speak with Papa, because it is from America. So, when you visit England, you will hear people say words like "posh" and "lovely" a lot. They also say different words for the same things we have. The back of a car, which we call a trunk is a "boot" here and an elevator is what they use in Belgium too, a "lift". Big trucks are called "lorries" and when you are in a store or restaurant, they will ask, "Are you all right?" instead of "Can I help you?"
So, just like the differences in languages, you will find that there are also differences in the same language.
Crazy, isn't it?
I Love You,
Papa
PS I found something cool for you at the Portobello market this morning.
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