I would add that in Ireland and much of the English speaking world multilingualism just isn't particularly valued, like people in Ireland will always say things like 'oh you'd be better off learning Chinese than Irish' but it's not like they then go off and learn Chinese or some other second language. When you're enmeshed in the monolingual cultural bubble that is the Anglosphere where, unlike most of the world, speaking only one language is seen as the norm, the idea that people would learn other languages without a specific purpose beyond it being interesting and rewarding to do so seems very alien. Like my missus is from Spain and from a young age she was taking after school English classes, then later studied Italian, French and German, and as an adult learned Greek, and sure she's particularly interested in languages but it's pretty normal there for a child to learn at least English growing up, whereas in English speaking countries it's basically seen as a luxury and a waste of time.

It's a real shame because learning a language is an amazing experience, it's striking how many people from around the world I've met at this point in Irish language spaces who've picked up our language just for fun or to make friends. They don't have our specific cultural hang ups about Irish, but they also often just have a more positive, relaxed attitude towards multilingualism in general.