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Hmmm! A different angle! 

We were in universities (only some) a course called "Technical German".
The reason told was some of the journals were published in German and 
the student shouldn't miss anything while translating. It was told that
the largest collection of books and other literature on ancient Indian
language "Sanskrit" is in Max Mueller Institute in Germany more than any
of its Indian counter parts. They are reportedly doing some research with
it, please don't ask me what.

When that's on the high end, I had friends learnign tit-bits of a language
just to start up a conversation with some beautiful girl.

My point is people learn languages for various reasons of their own. Some
of their motives or the anticipated rewards (if you please) have never made
any sense to me. So, I guess it must be in one's mind. Nothing changes other
than what you see superficially.

Please don't get me wrong here. I don't believe knowing a few things more
than someone else make me any better than that someone. If one's weaker than
me in some respect there'll definitely be something stronger in one, just to
even out.

I don't wish to speak on the language/political/national and all those issues
which which can be sensitive to some. And hence this will be the last on this.
Also, language class was only a means to prove that if you do certain things
in anticipation of something else would most probably not result favourably,

But, thanx for the insight, John, really.
Anil.