<p>Yeah, I’m three-quarters german, born there and everything. My mom and dad are fluent speakers, and most of my extended family lives there.</p>
<p>Looking back at it, I do feel bad that I never got to learn the language. My parents planned to teach it to me (and continue to teach my elder siblings it) but ended up not doing so. </p>
<p>There are so many people who have looked at my last name, or just my face sometimes, and then asked if I was german. I will say yes, and the next question is always “Sprechen Sie Deutsch?” </p>
<p>“Nein” :(</p>
<p>It makes it all the more frustrating because I had the accent for the first ten years of my life too, yet couldn’t speak it.</p>