Indeed.
I’m going to tell you a personal story. I had a heart attack and had to go to emergency. I was looked after by a French speaking nurse, but it was a pure fluke. I don’t know how it happened. The doctor, who came from the United States, was also a francophile. I found this out because I wasn’t able to speak a word of English. He told me that I could speak in French and that he would understand me. I was really surprised. And yet, it was just a stroke of good luck.