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You speak English because it is the only language you know.
I speak English because it is the only language you know.
We are not the same.
People in the US: Can speak English, sometimes Spanish
People in Germany: Can speak German, had Spanish & French in school, can understand most of dutch natively and have learned some Turkish from their friends
Ich hab Latein 💀
Also learning swedish on duolingo for fun
You forgot that they have English in school, too, sometimes starting in first grade already.
Damn
Most of the German tourists I see either didn't or did their damnest to not learn :_)
I live 30km from the French border, had 10 years of French in school. I wouldn't be able order bread.