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Because it's just not comparable. Different settings and different environment.

You cant move around in Europe if you are an average folk like you can in the US. Moving around in Europe means almost a life time commitment to the language and the country and that does not always pay off.

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Wow, "lifetime commitment" to a language or a country sounds harsh.

I think you can achieve a working level of any (European) language in around one year. And today we have Google translation in our phones, the job is 10x easier.

Nowhere is a "lifetime" commitment, but if you like a place, might just stay there.

Have you ever tried to become fluent in a language ?

I dont think you have even a clue about how hard european languages are and how hard it is to integrate.

I speak 3 languages non-natively, 2 at C1 level at least for oral comprehension.

So yeah, I have done that.

Yea I have seen people claiming they speak C1 when in fact they dont. Do you work profesionally with those languages?

I speak C2 Spanish and C1 French. I have certifications for both. I'm currently learning Italian, and expect to move from A2 to C1 within a year.

Its really not that hard if your study correctly and you're able to spend significant time in a country that speaks the language.

Why would you want to?

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