mrbatis,
Look at this thread:
Cantotango,
Same thing in Greece… everybody there studies 1,2 even 3 languages but purely so they can put it on their CVs. There is language schools in every neighborhood and they’re flooded with students after the school hours. But it’s not because they’ve got a keen interest in learning a language but mostly because all parents sent their kids to gain more qualifications. When i was at school my dad never sent me in a private class and he was trying to convince me that there is no need for that. He came back home one day with a Linguaphone self study package and i was laughing at him, how is it possible i ll learn on my own when Everybody else is taking classes? Daddy… i never listen to you! Haha!