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To think "I grew up with X" is not accurate for only 6 years?

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CoffeePlantation · 22/12/2024 22:50

A really petty and pointless post really. My DH moved from his birth country when he was 6. He'll often refer to himself 'growing up' with something from his birth country when in reality he only 'lived with / experienced it' for 6 years.

Example: "I grew up with 'X' food" When in reality he enjoyed that food for a few years, then moved and I know for a fact his mother would have never made it because she was not native to his birth country either.

What age would constitute a person growing up with something? I would say up until the age of at least 12 or 13.

AIBU to think 6 is too young to have 'grown up' with something?

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ForFunAmberDeer · 22/12/2024 22:54

SchoolDilemma17 · 22/12/2024 22:52

YABU and a bit rude. Why dismiss his experiences?

I agree. Unless you feel he is a bit of a spoofer or exaggerator generally which can be annoying

DinosaurMunch · 22/12/2024 22:53

I think you're wrong. Up to 6 is the formative years of life and probably made a big impression. He did grow up with whatever he experienced in the years, as well as the other different things he experienced in the later years of his childhood.

SchoolDilemma17 · 22/12/2024 22:52

YABU and a bit rude. Why dismiss his experiences?

TestingTestingWonTooFree · 22/12/2024 22:52

It’s fine for him to say this. He lived there. It’s not like a stop over on a long haul flight.

RegulatorsMountUp · 22/12/2024 22:51

YANBU really but you can't tell him he's wrong I guess. Maybe he still enjoyed those foods when he presumably moved countries with his mum who still cooked the same sort of foods but in the new country? Why does it bother you?