If you move to a country that doesn't speak your native language and you make zero effort to learn the language then it is disrespectful towards the natives in that country.

No, but people will do literally absolutely nothing to try to teach you their language, make no effort to ever speak to you in their native language, and then later complain that you haven't already learnt it yet - kinda like you have been in your post.

I don't think many of the people who have the opinion of it being disrespectful to not learn a language, have ever actually learnt a second or third language themselves. I already know 2 1/2 languages, now I have to learn a third one including two separate alphabets if I want to just live by myself with my SO in his country for 5 years just to earn some money? We already pay this country insane amounts of money in taxes because he earns so well, what more are we supposed to owe this country that has never technically done anything for me that I couldn't get in my own country?

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