> They live full lives, and I couldn't care less about their German levels. They do enough good things with their time they put their energy into instead.
What an odd mindset. Anecdotally, prior generations of Europeans (and expatriates) valued being multilingual. Having a working knowledge of German, Italian, French, English was fun, valuable, and normal especially when doing business in diverse countries and with diverse peoples.
That generation even taught us that "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." I guess that principle is no longer a thing.
What an odd mindset. Anecdotally, prior generations of Europeans (and expatriates) valued being multilingual. Having a working knowledge of German, Italian, French, English was fun, valuable, and normal especially when doing business in diverse countries and with diverse peoples.
That generation even taught us that "When in Rome, do as the Romans do." I guess that principle is no longer a thing.