We give advice, but it’s not guaranteed to be followed.

Yes, I once gave my nephew advice: he should engage more with the English language, but he responded that he wouldn’t need English in his life, because he would study in Germany. Furthermore, he gave another reason: he disliked English.

Now, he’s studying in Germany as he planned, but his university has a mandatory study abroad program. This means he must spend a semester at a foreign university, in his case, in Spain, where the courses will be taught in English.

So, he has to learn English until October, when his semester in Spain will start.