[altair]

the way things are going these days, Russian and Urdu are likely to be more useful languages than French.

I fail to see the importance of Urdu. Is Urdu spoken anywhere other than Pakistan? Russian is probably more useful than French and I would think Chinese also more important than French.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

I suspect that India is going to be one of the next hotspots for business and a major ally of the U.S. this century. Assuming Urdu is the dialect of India to learn for this -- and I could be wrong with regard to that -- I'd say it's more useful language to learn than French.