PARIS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Alvar is an 8-year-old boy no different than any other joy-cycling youngster pedaling along the Champ-de-Mars in Paris.
But the languages he speaks clearly sets him apart from his peers.
Alvar speaks Danish with his father, German with his mother and French with his playmates.
His Danish father and German mother fell in love in France where Alvar was later born.
"He is of German nationality now," said Joergen Hansen, the boy's father." But when he grows up, we'll let him choose his nationality but he may go to study in China or Australia."
The family travels to Denmark and Germany every year for holidays but mostly stays in France.
"We moved to Paris mainly for Alvar's education," said his mother Sabine Thurek, a professional interpreter.
"We don't want to impress him (the son) too much on differences between nations," Hansen said. "My wife and I are both open-minded and positive. I hope that Alvar would not have problems facing different cultures in different countries."
The family has a baby-sitter from Algeria who has been watching Alvar since he was two months old and still looks after the boy when the couple is away.
Alvar already knows the importance of learning foreign languages and understanding other cultures.
"Alvar even mimicked the Ramadan and ate Algerian food and said the prayers," his father said.
Alvar sees his Algerian baby-sitter, who has four children of her own, as his "aunt."
The two families get along well and their different religious beliefs do not affect their relationship.
"I explained to Alvar that there is a difference in our beliefs but I would not emphasize that difference," Hansen said.
While agreeing with his wife that parents should spend more time with their kids to make them happy, Hansen said that an open mind is more important for the kids and their parents to make their lives happy.
For now, Alvar is happily immersed in showing off his outfit collection of each and every club on the "la ligue."
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