Yeah, I think you missunderstood me :O There are a few people who hate foreigner, but the most of us like them. I often say that German becomes more an more English, so the most of us really love your language^^
In Germany you learn at least from the 3rd to 10th grade, if you continue school you must have English in the 11th grade and then you have to continue at least one foreign language (for me it's English or Spanish).
I'm in the 11th grade and the most class mates are 16 or 17.