[cpursley]

Every Dutch person I’ve meet in the Netherlands speaks English fluently. Not a reason not to peruse Dutch of course!

But Russian (former Soviet space) and French (Africa) have large population that often have no little English fluency.

Which opens up a lot more cultural doors.

[cpursley]

And French is poised to grow big time with the rise of Africa. While Europe is in population decline into the foreseeable future.