sure I live in the US and most of my college classes are based around Java but there is plenty of options to pick from including Visual Basic for an intro cours

sure I live in the US and most of my college classes are based around Java but there is plenty of options to pick from including Visual Basic for an intro course, not saying that's the right option (it's not) but at the end of the day, it is the teachers preference and what they feel comfortable in, the person criticizing VB doesn't even have the merit to do so it seems