accidentally kicked my sister in the face and made her nose bleed really bad , i still feel horrible <| sep |> This is a very childish mentality there are genuine and reasonable reasons why the drive to learn another language is lower in native English speaking countries . The first is English is a like uRedAtNight points out the lingua franca of the modern world . It ' s the language 2 random foreign people are most likely to use when trying to communicate with each other if they cannot communicate in their mother tongueThe second as a result of this fact , almost every other country in the world focusses on teaching English as a second language to children . From Paris , to Barcelona to Warsaw you ' ll find a huge amount of education focussed at teaching English . because it will be useful in both business and lifeThe third what language would an average English native speaker learn ? I was taught German and French at school I remember a smattering of German , but because I have virtually no cause to use it in my life that knowledge has pretty much disappeared . By comparison because I love France and go on holiday there , I can still speak a very small amount of French and when there I enjoy trying to speak more i ' m better at reading it and saying statements in French than I am having conversations whereas my wife is the other way round randomly . The fourth American culture is enormously popular around the world , making it common for people to have access to a huge amount of English language entertainment and media to consume that is popular and helps keep them brushing up on their English even if their dayjob doesn ' t require it . Finally yes there is a tendency for native English speakers to be lazy about learning another language , and whilst that is perhaps a slight on our culture it ' s important to not forget the factors that contribute to this circumstance lots of people around the world don ' t learn English for fun , they learn it because it improves their career prospects or is almost a necessity for their life .