I haven't posted anything in a while now, but I will answer your question.

I have never learned English in school. That is why my English suffers sometimes when it comes about getting the right form of tenses, etc. But nevertheless, I always liked it and find it to be useful for my work - most charities in Romania are from UK, also my pastor at the church is english language speaker, so... many reasons.

Still, I should mention - and probably this is the main factor - all the movies that are on TV in my country are subtitled, not voice doubled. That REALLY helps many young people and not only to get to understand and speak a little bit of English.

If english wouldn't be the international language, something else would. I believe in the Windows, Internet and Social Networks era, English really become the tools of choice. It's also because it is not super-hard to get it. I dare you learn two phrases in Romanian!