Thread: Why are so many Russians who want to have foreign pen pals and few non-Russian speake

Because English-speaking people (especially Americans and Brits) are generally very lazy when it comes to learning other languages.

Originally Posted by Demonic_Duck

Because English-speaking people (especially Americans and Brits) are generally very lazy when it comes to learning other languages.

I'm not sure whether that's entirely fair. I'd say that if the demand to speak Russian was as high as the demand to speak English, this wouldn't be the case. I think the real problem is that there's a higher demand for the English language than there is for the Russian language.