As EUropean living in a different country for work, is not that easy at all. Try to do your taxes in Swedish or German or French.. Or try to have a social life with people that while could speak English will probably switch to their own language when in more than 2-3 person. Yes of course you can learn the language, but dont think you can be proficient in a couple of year, especially if working 40h/week, and still you will be proficient in a country at max

> will probably switch to their own language when in more than 2-3 person.

That's just rude and why would you want to socialise with such people. I had some great experiences and even when I was the only person not speaking the local language, everyone spoke English in my presence. There is plenty of people that have standards and if you cannot find them at a given time, just focus on something else.

Isn't it a bit much to expect everyone to accommodate you? What if some don't speak English?

It could be rude but not necessarily. Context matters

> That's just rude and why would you want to socialise with such people.

Well, tough luck. Welcome to Germany. Living and working in Germany? Learn German. This is the treatment I’ve got and frankly, that’s okay!

> I had some great experiences and even when I was the only person not speaking the local language, everyone spoke English in my presence

That's kinda rude if non-English speaking people join the conversation.

Been there, done that, it takes some work but it's not such a hurdle.

That's certainly an option, but moving to a different nation is a lot to ask for an employee. Despite both countries being in the EU it's still a massive change on an individual level.

Yeah, Just imagine sending kids to a school in a totally different language.

The kids learn the fastest.

(though it's good to have them study a bit before. But with Youtube, Duolingo, etc it's not that hard)