Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for English skills

Re:Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for En... by rjsw on Sunday November 17, 2024 @02:08PM (#42166195)

I would say that the Dutch think they are a lot more proficient at English than they are.

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Re:Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for En... by whatwhaaaaat on Sunday November 17, 2024 @02:13PM (#42166249)

Crazy to hear as a person who lived there for 7 years and had to conduct 0 conversations in Dutch in business, daily commerce, or interactions with the government. There are trilingual bums.. The only people who didn’t speak English didn’t speak Dutch either.

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Re:Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for En... by CoastalCoder on Sunday November 17, 2024 @03:18PM (#42166821)

I wonder if this means that English proficiency rates subject vary a lot by locality.

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Re:Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for En... by rjsw on Sunday November 17, 2024 @02:52PM (#42166590)

I have worked there too.

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Re:Japan ranked 31st in digital competitiveness, 92nd for En... by Jensson on Monday November 18, 2024 @02:42AM (#42170545)

Have you been to some other non English country that spoke better English?

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