I believe/choose the second option.
I use the same set of excuses when I have people insisting that WE learn to speak Spanish.
Are we just inherently smarter, such that learning Spanish is easier for us to learn, than for a Mexican to learn English - or are the Mexicans just lazy? Which is it, are Mexicans too stupid to learn English, or too lazy?
If we move to a foreign country, I fully expect to learn the language of that country. My grandfather spoke French, Norwegion, German and Malagashi; and had to learn English when he came here. Apparently it wasn’t too hard for him, he managed to learn English in just a few years (not numerous generations). So, which is it? Stupid, or lazy?