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which language is an investment when you don't need it?
I mean needing it for work or because of moving.
Languages like English (as a second language) are usually learned because they enable you to connect more, its however no necessary thing where you live. English opens up about half the internet for you, Spanish another 30% (not actual numbers) and they aren't hard to learn.
Russian however is not spoken outside of Russia and many Russians (especially Internet Russians do speak English)
TLDR
English is a Low investment high return language
Russian is very high investment low return.
That's not how it works.
People who can translate between English and Russian have more opportunities because their in such few numbers.
People who can translate between Spanish and English are a dime a dozen, which is why most people who speak both languages end up working service jobs.
I get that. But my point is people learn a language because they need it or because it's a hobby. In either case the difficulty is irrelevant.
I also never understood the idea of learning languages based on the number of speakers. You're not going to talk to millions of people. And you will find enough people that don't speak English anyways.
Is English your first language?
no
And yet we argue in English... You get the point?
This is an English forum...
You are apparently not the brightest candle on the cake... Find yourself something better to do than to come late to arguments.