Very simple.
Almost everybody understands at least a little English.
And as we like to talk to and with eachother we use a language everybody understands.
I see you posted this twice.
Let's say someone would comment on your other post in French, the next person would post in Dutch, the next in English, the next in Russian,...
It wouldn't be much fun and just a big mess.
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