Sorry, but why do I have to like other people's hobbies? If I think they are boring, then I won't pretend it ain't so. However, if he enjoys learning languages, it doesn't bother me in the least. So where is the problem?

Also I admit it frustrates me if people study that kind of thing instead of productive things. Where I live people even go to university studying languages for years. Sorry, but things like engineering simply seem more productive to me, just my opinion. If all those people can find jobs as translators and are happy with it, whatever.

I recently heard of a friend of a friend who is translator for the Spanish envoy and get's to dine with Angela Merkel (German chancellor) occasionally. Might be interesting, but I personally wouldn't dedicate my life to achieving it. That's just me.