German-question

[parochial boy]

It's basically good enough for day to day interactions. I can watch a movie, read a newspaper, go to a doctor's appointment, deal with anything I need to deal with in German - but I wouldn't say it's fluent by any means. I won't be producing any academic texts in German any time soon, and I still make loads of grammatical errors when speaking or writing - and it was recently brought to my attention that I have a fairly pronounced French accent. But given that a year ago I could barely even order a beer in German I would say I'm pretty happy with my progress.

[parochial boy]

If you have any questions about German, don’t hesitate to ask me.

I have enough time today.

Question:  what advantage do you think learning German would have for your average English-speaking American?

It would be good for you if you visit DACH at some point, or immigrate.

Or if you bump into German speaking folk in the US.

Or if you want to read classical German literature or watch movies.

Plz don't lump Switzerland in Austria and Germany thx Nearly half of us are actually romance language speakers

But, well... for me, one of the joys of learning a new language is having this whole new world of culture, music, media, literature... that suddenly opens up to you. I find the idea of only being able to speak one language unaccountably sad to be honest - it just makes your experience of the world so much more limited.

[parochial boy]

Here's another good example of Swiss German. Specifically the Vögelisch dialect