> I was referring to this specific part of the comment I replied to: "Americans are averse to learning languages as opposed to other people". My response is a very accurate explanation of the reasons why this is a) an unfair way of looking at things, and b) not unique to Americans. What aspect of my response is uncharitable? I'm not saying things should be one way or another, just explaining how they are.

Okay that’s fair. I glossed over that part.

> The situation I described has occurred to me more then once, even after I tried to communicate in the local language.

Your interpretation of the chain of events perhaps.

One person goes to a country and meets kind strangers. “Wow, these people are nice to strangers”. Another person has the same experience. “Wow, these people must love me or X attribute.”

> English speaking is a flex in a lot of the world and poor English is embarrassing. The desirability and prevalance of English may upset you, but it is objectively true. You can get English teaching jobs and find plenty of English speakers all over the planet. The same is not true for any of the other languages I mentioned in my post.

I’m very upset that I speak English fluently. It really inconveniences me. fs

> Lmao, why are you so angry? I grew up in Australia and south east asia.

Do you know what a comparison is? I did not call you an American. There’s no reason to take offense.