My girlfriend's family is Polish & several of the older family members speak Polish. They sings the Stolat Song at birthdays instead of the traditional English birthday song. At our public library they have CDs & videos that help one learn foreign languages. I've never become proficient at any of the languages I've attempted to study (though I was able to master Polish greetings & such), but find languages interesting. You're right about English, though; it's become difficult to escape.