[roenxi]

I'd speculate English speakers are used to being part of a society where non-English speakers are present and politically important. It is polite not to assume that English = language. Even on the British Isles English isn't a universal thing. Let alone somewhere like America where it isn't even native.

"Language" just doesn't mean "English". In Australia if someone is talking about "language" on its own I'd assume they're Aboriginal advocates.

[AlecSchueler]

> Even on the British Isles English isn't a universal thing. Let alone somewhere like America where it isn't even native.

English isn't native to all of those isles either only Great Britain.