Learning a foreign language is 1 of the best things a person can EVER do for self. You don't learn only the language, but also the culture, & a different way of thinking. Ultimately, you learn to appreciate things outside of your "normal circle" of life & you come to appreciate certain things about your own language & culture that you wouldn't have appreciated otherwise.


As most Americans are unfortunately & notoriously

MONOLINGUAL

there should indeed be a law requiring all US citizens to become fluent in at least 1 foreign language. In fact, this won't need to become a law, because within the next 100 years the US will be essentially bilingual anyway..


Here's 1 joke about Americans & foreign languages, in case you haven't heard it:

What do you call someone who speaks 3 languages?
- Trilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks 2 languages?
- Bilingual.

What do you call someone who speaks only 1 language?
- AMERICAN.

Every time I tell this joke to someone from another country, they get a good laugh out of it & say "well, yeah.. that's pretty much true!"


GOOD FOR YOU, Azure, that you are motivated to learn about languages & cultures "foreign" to your own. Stick with it, & it will pay off in more ways than you can possibly imagine.

I know this from personal experience.