Let's all be fair and discuss the linguistic prowess of the Scots, Irish, Welsh and English whilst we are disparaging the Americans inability to pronounce foreign words, let alone speak a second language. Obviously, language acquisition is hindered by the fact that the first languages are English. The UK and Ireland have almost the lowest proportion of students in upper secondary school learning a 2nd language in Europe by a significant margin, less than 10% while the EU average is over 50%.
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