Charles,
> ... a distinction between bi-lingual and bi-cultural.
> ... people who speak two languages but only identify
> with a single culture, versus people who speak two
> languages and identify with two cultures.
I don't want to clutter the list... but I think this is a relevant point.
"Bi-lingualism", per se, helps even when it seems that it isn't
"bi-culturalism". The sheer fact of using different languages widens
perspective, even if people aren't aware of it, or it isn't immediately
obvious in their "cultural attitudes".
But yes, "bi-cultural" is something else. People can be
"multi-cultural" even when they don't understand that many languages.
For instance: I don't understand more than a few dozen words in German,
but a relevant part of my education (and culture) is based on German
writers. And that can be said of several other languages - non only in
Europe.
Cheers,
Giancarlo
