Isnt it conceited for English speaking people in the US to not learn other languages?

Seems like many people in the US get mad if someone doesn't speak English. They be thinking if someone comes to the US they better know English or they don't deserve to be here. So how come when they go to some other country for like vacation they still expect everyone to know English.

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bijouxbroussard · F

It’s arrogant for someone to go to another country without bothering to learn enough of the language to get by; even carrying a common phrase book is probably appreciated by the locals.

What many folks in the U.S. probably don’t know is that we don’t have an official language, although of course English is spoken by 78% of those who live here. We still have indigenous people and indigenous languages.