I used to think this way, until one day many years later I realized that, (a) using a second language is very cognitively demanding and (b) if you've had to work hard to keep up with the English based instruction all day, it's even more demanding to get yourself to go use that language that's exhausting to use, after hours for socializing or group work. Not to mention that most second language learners of any kind (ex American learning German) will feel dumb/childlike in their inadequacies in their second language.
So imo we'd do well to have empathy towards their situation.
So imo we'd do well to have empathy towards their situation.