I hate to tell you this but the majority of Indians with any formal education learn 3 languages at a minimum- their native language, since there are over 151 languages and dialects, Hindi, the national language, and English. America is the only country that has people who think they need to learn only one language.Learning other languages helps you understand and empathize with others, helps with math, social concepts, etc. Polyglots are always aware of social cues and nuances that others may miss. We also catch the jokes that writers include as character's names to tell you what the nature of the person is since they are often French or German or even the clever jokes based on English that exceeds the 4th grade level.
(You guessed it.I am an immigrant seriously thinking of outrunning Hitler-again.)
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