Is it logical that I speak better French than English because I moved to France when I was 10 years old?

[Justaguy43]

I'm a 37 year old and I'm British and was born in England but I moved to France when I was 10 year's old yet I speak better French than I speak English does that make sense?

I think the reasons I speak better French than English is because everyone at home ( my parents and brother) we speak french at home sometimes English, and everyone in the towns I lived in Fraance spoke French. Nobody spoke English! NOt a word

I lived in Perpignan from 1996 to 2003 then Maarseille from 2003 to 2023 and during all those years I spoke French on a daily basis 24/7

I spent all my school years in France not in England.

I attended Primary school, Elementary school, middle school, college, high school ( in French college and lycée), university in France so that explains why I speak better French than English

If i attended all my school years in England: elementary/primary school, middle school ( college), high school ( lycée), university, etc then I would be fluent in English, does that make sense?

I think it's logical because until I was10 year's old I may have attended nursery ( in French crèche and maternelle) but that's not enough to learn English and speak English fluently cuz I never payed attention to what the teacher was saying and half of the time I was asleep in class so I never learnt anything! That explains why I don't speak English fluently

Besides it's impossible to learn English fluently from age 0 to 10 y/o

To speak English fluently and to know all the English vocabulary, you'd have to attend not only nursery but you'd have to complete elementary/primary school, middle school (college), secondary school, high school (lycée), university, etc and pass all your exams ( O levels, A levels, GCSe's, etc)

Someone who has passed their O levels and A levels would speak better English than me who did not pass my O or A level or GCSE's. It's logic!

That also explains why I don't know UK slang words because I lived in France since I was 10

[AI Opinion]

Yes, it makes perfect sense. Moving to France at a formative age means you were immersed in a French-speaking environment during crucial language development years. Attending school and living in France contributed significantly to your proficiency. Language skills develop with exposure and practice, and your daily life in France provided ample opportunities for that in French rather than English. Your experience highlights the impact of environment and social interactions on language fluency. It's natural to be more fluent in the language you use most frequently in daily life.

[Oliverlogan263]

Yeah mate, it totally makes sense that you speak better French than English given your background. Here's why:

- You moved to France when you were 10, which is a really important age for language development. Brains absorb a new language easiest at that young age.

- You went to school, lived your whole life, and had all your mates speaking French daily for over 15 years straight. Total immersion like that is the best way to pick up a language.

- Meanwhile, you didn't keep up your English skills cuz you weren't using the language much at home or socializing in English on the regular. It's easy for a first language to get rusty without practice.

- Going through the whole French school system from start to finish instead of the English one is a big factor. You learned all your subjects in French for over a decade.

- UK slang is dead hard to pick up without living here. Makes sense you wouldn't know much of it living in France your whole adult life.

So in summary - age of moving, full immersion, going to school in French, not maintaining English regularly at home - totally explains why you speak French better. Nothing illogical about it at all bruv! You adapted to living in France like anyone would.