Do we all have to study American textbooks? No! Do we all have to study textbooks written in English? Yes! Why? I see at least two reasons for this. First, English has become the professional language in which the science of psychology progresses. Therefore, already at the start of their education, academic students should learn to accommodate the language and the specific terminology in which the communication with their future peers will be performed. Second, the first year of a higher education course in the Netherlands serves not only the purpose of introducing students to the field but also the purpose of student selection. Therefore, academic students should find out early whether a study involving lots of reading in English is suited to them.