> There is a lot of English-language media to study, and a lot of people speak English to practice with This is so important. While I've at some point knew bot

> There is a lot of English-language media to study, and a lot of people speak English to practice with This is so important. While I've at some point knew both Dutch and German well enough to hold a basic conversation or read articles, in practice even living in the Netherlands it's hard to find a situation that wouldn't be served just as well (or better, if you're a beginner) by English. There are some benefits, but they're either a rather specific case (inburgering), or only start outweighing convenience of English once you're reasonably fluent (like speaking it in social situations). That's not a helpful dynamic for learning a language.