My French-Indian 5 year old boy on nationality and language:

• Me: Where are you from Babu?
• Him: I am from Mumbai.
• Me: But Mumbai is a city, not a country.
• Him: Then I’m English. I speak English so I’m English.

My French-Indian 5 year old boy on washing hands:

We are in France for the holidays and:

• Me: Please wash your hands.
• Him: Mama! I can’t believe I’m washing my hands with drinking water!

We can’t really drink tap water in India. This puts some things back in perspective...