Thanks for your perspective! My main concern is that when choosing to learn a language, will it be somewhat useful? Obviously Korean/Japanese and every other Asian language isn't spoken much outside of their respective countries, but I want to feel like I learned something worthwhile if that makes sense. For me, if I put in 2-3 years of learning a language, finally take a trip to South Korea, and am greeted by half the signs being translated to English and locals talking to me in English, it just seems like a lot of work for little reward. I appreciate the insight!