> Germany is #1 in Europe for total non-native English speakers
That must be *completely* unrelated to Germany being the most populous country entirely in Europe…
maryfamilyresearch on
If wishes were horses, even pigs could fly.
Dr_Penisof on
Total numbers are stupid. Germany is the most populous country in Europe, so no surprise there.
ElBehaarto on
Highly doubt this. The majority of people I know had English class in school but that does not mean that they speak it. Even young people working in service often just refuse to speak English.
In the Netherlands or Nordic countries I feel like people are way more comfortable speaking English
rupturedegg on
I assume this only includes the demographic of sales staff with products to export.
U_Kitten_Me on
I kannt glaub zis.
schwoooo on
Well obviously they weren’t talking about OP.
-----J------ on
Twenty year expat in Germany, I say 30% speak Good English.
xwolpertinger on
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Could you try rephrasing that question?
sofia-online on
what does this mean? germans are good at english? compared to other europeans? as a non-german speaking swede, living in germany, i don’t agree. does it mean that.. germany has MANY non-native english speakers? sure
Kirdan5 on
I’m quite sure I saw data claiming more than 95% of Dutch people speak English and it was the highest number by far. Can confirm that almost every single Dutch person I know indeed speaks decent English, even had conversations with elderly guys fishing in canals, which was surprising. On the other hand I most often end up speaking my broken German in Germany if I want anything done.
Haunting_Acadia8516 on
how many germans can not speak german, is also a crazy number.
Neo_75 on
Define “good.” Most (>50%) Germans are likely to have had English as their first foreign language for several years at school. In my opinion, more people understand (reading and listening) and write English “good” than can speak it “good”.
If the title gore is anything to go by, it probably is not Germany. Also, as others have mentioned, total number is kind of irrelevant.
Psychological_Ad7650 on
Where are the dutch? We need someone to scream PER CAPITA 🗣️🗣️
squid_game_456 on
I would say Sweden than Germany.
Adventurous-Mud5803 on
Listening to German tourists abroad I can’t believe it
RedditAntiHero on
Brand new account that is posting like crazy.
Bot? Karma farm?
ZupaDoopa on
Germans really underestimate their level of English whenever I meet them. Most are really good even if they think they aren’t.
TheSquadLeader on
Source? This is bullsh…t in my opinion. I travel to Germany quite often and it surprises me how Germans cannot speak English at all.
If we look at the Dutchies and the Swedish they speak so good English for not native speakers. So I don’t know who messed up with this poster, in my opinion it is not true at all..
seanpbnj on
Honestly I would rate Germany damn near top 10 in everything…… The FOOD shocked me the most….. I have craved Doner for like the past decade…….
27 commenti
I believe my pig whistles
Link to the source?
> Germany is #1 in Europe for total non-native English speakers
That must be *completely* unrelated to Germany being the most populous country entirely in Europe…
If wishes were horses, even pigs could fly.
Total numbers are stupid. Germany is the most populous country in Europe, so no surprise there.
Highly doubt this. The majority of people I know had English class in school but that does not mean that they speak it. Even young people working in service often just refuse to speak English.
In the Netherlands or Nordic countries I feel like people are way more comfortable speaking English
I assume this only includes the demographic of sales staff with products to export.
I kannt glaub zis.
Well obviously they weren’t talking about OP.
Twenty year expat in Germany, I say 30% speak Good English.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
Could you try rephrasing that question?
what does this mean? germans are good at english? compared to other europeans? as a non-german speaking swede, living in germany, i don’t agree. does it mean that.. germany has MANY non-native english speakers? sure
I’m quite sure I saw data claiming more than 95% of Dutch people speak English and it was the highest number by far. Can confirm that almost every single Dutch person I know indeed speaks decent English, even had conversations with elderly guys fishing in canals, which was surprising. On the other hand I most often end up speaking my broken German in Germany if I want anything done.
how many germans can not speak german, is also a crazy number.
Define “good.” Most (>50%) Germans are likely to have had English as their first foreign language for several years at school. In my opinion, more people understand (reading and listening) and write English “good” than can speak it “good”.
||
||
|**Ireland #1**|Doesn’t Count|
|**Netherlands**|85.9%|
|**Sweden**|76.2%|
|**Denmark**|73.2%|
|**Malta**|79.2%|
|**Finland**|53.3%|
|**Germany**|41.8%|
|**Austria**|37.8%|
|**Greece**|35.1%|
|**Croatia**|34.3%|
|**Slovenia**|45.2%|
|**Estonia**|43.8%|
|**Latvia**|31.8%|
|**Lithuania**|30.5%|
|**Slovakia**|29.8%|
|**Portugal**|28.5%|
|**Italy**|28.2%|
|**Spain**|26.3%|
|**France**|24.6%|
|**Bulgaria**|23.5%|
Its probably portugal this is wrong
If the title gore is anything to go by, it probably is not Germany. Also, as others have mentioned, total number is kind of irrelevant.
Where are the dutch? We need someone to scream PER CAPITA 🗣️🗣️
I would say Sweden than Germany.
Listening to German tourists abroad I can’t believe it
Brand new account that is posting like crazy.
Bot? Karma farm?
Germans really underestimate their level of English whenever I meet them. Most are really good even if they think they aren’t.
Source? This is bullsh…t in my opinion. I travel to Germany quite often and it surprises me how Germans cannot speak English at all.
If we look at the Dutchies and the Swedish they speak so good English for not native speakers. So I don’t know who messed up with this poster, in my opinion it is not true at all..
Honestly I would rate Germany damn near top 10 in everything…… The FOOD shocked me the most….. I have craved Doner for like the past decade…….
Let the church stay in town.
There you lay you down!