It's a curious thing but I studied french and german at school for 5 years and can barely remember anything, mainly 'cause I hated school but our french teacher was very hot and seemed to enjoy teasing horny young schoolboys by wearing revealing low cut tops (my eyes, my eyes).
I went to Spain for the first time about 5 years ago and loved it, the weather, the people and the fact that the Spanish people love to fiesta - any excuse for the noisiest knees up you can possibly imagine!
I now know enough spanish to more than adequately get by and am constantly trying to persuade my wife to move there but she won't go 'cause of the job situation.
Sorry guys it's also a lot easier to learn and a lot more useful than French.
And no - I don't want to move just 'cause they've got more liberal dope laws than the UK (although, obviously, that and the sunshine are the two major factors).
If only some cannabis grower/ breeder in Spain were reading this and thinking "hmmm, I could do with an apprentice"