Re:DoorDash Lays of 1250 Employees
by throw_nbvc1234 on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @07:03PM
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Because a large percentage of Germans probably speak English so you can still communicate with them without learning German. This is not the same as a single language country.
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And yet many don’t - certainly wasn’t the case in my travels in Germany that everyone could speak English and that was coming into it as a tourist. Surely most Germans would prefer to speak their native language among friends as well, implying no such need among those who’ve never been able to learn it.
Clearly you can manage but I stand by my original opinion that I would not approve of hearing such a story from an immigrant.
Re:DoorDash Lays of 1250 Employees
by midoridensha on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @11:17PM
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>And yet many don’t - certainly wasn’t the case in my travels in Germany that everyone could speak English and that was coming into it as a tourist.
I've been a tourist in Germany too. Basically, if the German person you're talking to is university-educated, they speak English, and probably extremely well. If they aren't (like the cashier at the supermarket), they probably don't speak English much at all.