There's literally nothing funny to laugh about here... No wonder you're depressed ;)
In finding it difficult to figure out what I can do as a European... Staying away from American products and saying that I'm never going to the states seems kinda lackluster... I've considered learning French or German though :D
Not really using either these days, but suspect they might get more prevalent in the future. German seems more likely as it is closer to where I live, but as I understand there's more synergy between French and other european languages. On the other hand English might just remain as the primary International language...