[hahamaster]

In my experience it's hard for a child to speak both languages very well if they are bilingual.

So you end up with one of two situations: a) one language is spoken much better than the other one, or b) neither language is spoken very well.

[sumedh]

> In my experience it's hard for a child to speak both languages very well if they are bilingual.

No, lot of Indians speak 2 even 3 languages very well. Its all about how you are exposed to the language when you are young.

[mazugrin2]

I know too many people who were children of immigrants who speak, read, and write fluently in both their parent's native language and the language where they grew up to know that your experience can't be representative.