Why should we learn English?

Being an English teacher was not my purpose learning English at first, as I was not graduated from English education background, but I found many benefits with my English. (Thank god, even my English is not fluently, though). I was graduated from Tourism Institute where English is a must in my college.

Why should we learn English properly? Many people in country whose language is not English, especially in Indonesia usually have the same question, "is it so important to learn other language beside our mother tongue?" And "why should we choose English as our second language?"

Well..... every people has various reason in learning English, but these are my reasons learning english and choosing English as my second language.
1. English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speaker. Every people from different country, when they are gathering together, they usually use English to communicate.

2. English speakers in many countries earn more money than non-English speakers. Learning English will open your opportunities to get better standard living.

3. English will make you more desireable to employers, having mastered in English both written and spoken will give you more value for the employers. Many people say that English is a language of business, and if you have ambitions become International businessperson, it's essential that you are able to speak English fluently, because most of International meetings are using English.

4. Learning English will give you more knowledge about others' culture, acquaint other people around the world, and definitely will give you more friends.

So guys.... keep learning and see how far English will affect you in your life.
Cherrio....