kalimera! my fiance is (half) Greek -- his mother married his immigrant Greek father. She's 100% assimilated into the culture. I was shocked to find out she isn't Greek! Im bringing this up b/c as Im getting married to this man, we have talked about raising kids. His side is VERY Greek. I dont have family of my own, I adapted to his family too. Since our kids will only be 25% Greek, will they even be considered Greek? Should I even try raising them with the language/culture? Is it worth it?
Καλημέρα!
Well, even if they won’t be 100% Greek genetically, it doesn’t have to stop you and your husband from encouraging them to learn Greek/become familiar with Greek culture! No piece of knowledge is ever useless, and I’ve personally always been a bit jealous of people who grew up in a multi-cultural, multi-lingual family :’3
So yeah, if you and your husband decide to teach your children Greek, I’d say it’d be totally worth it! Not to mention that being fluent in more than one language is given great value nowadays so it could prove beneficial for them in the future!