As a science man, I am responsible to tell you that mathematics is far from as simple as you think. In the field of mathematics, operations account for only a small part, and the larger part is very abstract.
It can be said that if Chinese is to learn Chinese, mathematics is to learn natural language. Is this comparable?
To put it more simply, can't you learn math without learning Chinese?
So foreigners are not allowed to cry in the toilet?
According to the logic of that sentence, are Newton, Euler and Gauss all proficient in Chinese?