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> the hollywood propaganda machine - and it owes about 90% of it's success to that

Who's being glib now? Most people learn English because it's means making more money - in technology, finance, tourism, ...

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That probably depends where you live. A lot of Nordic people tell me the learnt English as a kid watching cartoons, long before they were thinking of such things.

we learn english because it is a subject in school. money does not come into consideration for most people. the motivation to teach english in school is another question however. as is the motivation for parents to pay for extra english classes outside of school.

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