[Celtjew Libertarian]

You should have to learn English first in any English-speaking nation. But, after that, I see no reason why any language, especially if it has its own literature, is better or worse than another. Heck, the way things are going these days, Russian and Urdu are likely to be more useful languages than French.

[bloggerjohn]

I'm all for dropping French.

They don't really like us, you know.

But I would suggest PHP or C++ instead of Urdu, as being more useful.

[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.