Should I Learn Russian or German?

Marcus Aurelius   Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:01 am GMT
I am going to college and only have room in my schedule for one language. I'd like to learn the 2nd language sometime in the near future. I'm a political science major focusing on international studies. I love both Russian and German-language culture (Germany, Austria & Switzerland) as well as their languages. That's why it's so hard to choose!

I'm somewhat leaning towards Russian because I've heard not many Russians speak English fluently or at least not enthusiastically. For the other side, I've heard that most German-speakers (Germans in particular) speak excellent English and using German is not incredibly useful.

Lastly, I've heard that both languages are pretty difficult to learn, Russian in particular because of its declension system. Any comments on that? Thanks.
Marcus Aurelius   Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:09 am GMT
Sorry, I just realized that I posted this topic in the wrong forum! Moderators, please delete this thread if possible. I'm going to move it to the languages forum.