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In family groups, I can't understand anything that the older generation says in a group setting, but for different reasons. They speak Spanish. I've noticed that people here wish their family knew sign, but I get the feeling that it wouldn't make much of a difference unless the family grew up with sign. My whole family above my generation (except grandparents) know English very well but it's not their mother tongue. Even when they start the story in English, they tend to revert to Spanish when they get excited. They would repeat it for me in English but sometimes the effect is lost. Sometimes they don't even know how to convey the story in English as well in Spanish due to slang/idioms/etc. Luckily, my mom is more in tune with English than the rest of the family, so she can translate very well for me.