<p>I guess its people's choice to learn English or not, but I don't understand why people don't want to learn English when they live in America. Since I'm a Japanese, and I came here without knowing a lot of English 5 years ago, I do not consider first few years of my life here to be the best. I didn't have a lot of friends, and I was struggling with my classes. But after 5 years, I have made a lot of new friends, and I'm taking a lot of challenging classes like APs and honors. If I couldn't speak English today, I would seriously hate myself.</p>
<p>Since there aren't many Japanese people around here compared to Hispanics, I was kind of forced to learn English. Learning foreign language is hard, especially when you have to become fluent. But it is still possible. I think as long as people try, everybody can speak English. If we live in this country, at least it's way exciting to be able to speak English rather than sticking with ones' native languages.</p>
<p>That's my $.02</p>