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If I go to Europe with no knowledge whatsoever about any language other than English, am I going to be okay? Even in the central and Eastern parts?
>> Anonymous
no, you will explode and become a cucumber
>> Anonymous
You'll be fine in Scandinavia, UK and Ireland, other nations it will be more difficult
>> Anonymous
>>40076
lol, righttt... everything else is just the middle ages

idiot.
>> Anonymous
>>40077
Because only speaking English is a sign of advancement, right?

Oh those barbarians and their proficiency in primitive languages...
>> Anonymous
>>40071
You will, but everyone will hate you. Learn another language you lazy arse faggot.

>>40077
If you ask me, those who choose to abandon their culture for English are the ones who are really stuck in the middle ages. That's why I would never in my life visit Finland, Sweden, Norway or Iceland. Fuck them all.
>> Anonymous
>>40086
fuck you
>> Anonymous
are you from the US? then we'll hate you. are you from canada/australia/new sealand? inexperienced people might find you interesting. prepare for a lot of retarded questions. the rest will simply laugh at you because of your weak currency.
>> Anonymous
>>40086
Obvious troll is obvious
>> Anonymous
>>40086
Very few finns actually understand english, let alone speak it. You should get your facts checked before posting something enfuriating.
>> Anonymous
>>40102
You are the one who should get your facts checked.
>> Anonymous
Northern Europe has already left behind its own national culture for the English, you should go there. They will love you specially if you show complete disregard for their savage local languages.
>> Anonymous
There is probably more younger people speaking english in central & eastern europe than in western.
>> Anonymous
As people mentioned, in Scandinavia it won't be a problem.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden use English to understand each other these days anyway when there's something we don't catch.

Especially since Danish is quite different from the other two.

In general you'll probably be fine with people below 30 years no matter what country. And then depending on how much of a u-country it is, the accents will be more or less distinguishable as English.
>> Anonymous
>>40118

Or at least respect spellcheck.
>> Anonymous
>>40086
How is speaking another language in addition to your native tongue (one which is considered a universal language these days btw) tantamount to "abandoning your culture." Sense: your theory makes none.
>>40071
In Eastern Europe you should be fine in: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland in that order. I don't know about the others.
>> Anonymous
>>40102
You need to get a life before being infuriated by something on the internet.
>> Anonymous
>>40378
maybe he's already gotten a life (as per your suggestion) come back here and become infuriated by something on the internet.
i mean, according to your rule that would be ok.
>> Anonymous
>>40380
Yes it would be. If that is the case, carry on good sir.
>> Anonymous
you are talking crap
most germans had english in school, but cant use it in any practical way
germans are as lazy as the french (only laguagewise, the germans put more effort in conquering the world and spread their language so they dont have to learn any other....)
try the netherlands, they are to poor to dub their tv/movies that way they learn english naturally
>> Anonymous
Learn the language of the country you are going to OR DO NOT GO. Otherwise you will be a burden, and I can tell you right now I wouldn't speak some foreign language like English to accomodate some bullshit American tourists.
>> Anonymous
>>40386
>you are talking crap
You apparently have no idea what country you are talking about.
Given, there are people who can't speak English very well and your ears will hurt at times, but don't start bad mouthing them for that. It's not like a native English-speaker's German is what you'd call refreshing. You can't really do anything about that.
Bottom line: English will get you through most of it as long as you are a tourist. BUT: If you don't know the tongue, don't try to actually live there. Won't do you any good. That's the same for every country.
>> Anonymous
>>40184

Finfag here, english is so much more easier language than swedish, I dont even know why the hell our schooling system is wasting its resources for swedish.

>>40387

So if person x wants to go around the world, he should learn atleast 12 different languages. Yeah, sure, it would be good to learn atleast the "little-basic stuff"
>> Anonymous
>>40086

Finland's epic dude, they still have there culture, they just learn English as a second language. - But yah, fuck Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
>> Anonymous
My dad is a photographer for a travel magazine and he always tells me the following:

Be polite and respectful, and open to embracing different types of people and cultures, and you can go pretty much anywhere in the world where people go to college. The other places its very hit and miss.
>> Anonymous
>>40495
>Finland
>culture

I lol'd.
>> Anonymous
>>40493
Around the world with 12 different languages? You'd never make it through Europe with that few, assuming you were to learn every language before you travel.
>> Anonymous
>>40602
obvious troll is obvious.
>> Anonymous
>>40611

You can go literally everywhere in Europe (even eastern) and manage quite well knowing five languages: English, French, Spanish, German, and Russian.

If you are fluent in those, somebody will be able to talk to you everywhere, quite literally. And I would argue that adding Portuguese, Japanese and Mandarin to that would allow you to speak with 5 out of every 6 people in the entire world.

My ex was Austrian, and she knew German, English, French, and Italian, and that is very very common for people who have gone through grade school within the last 30 years.

Everybody in Eastern Europe knows Russian as well as their native tongue, because most of Eastern Europe used be the USSR.
>> Anonymous
>>40634
No it's not "very very" common. Your ex was a very well learned young lady.
>> Anonymous
Shouldn't have dumped her.
>> Anonymous
>>40634
>If you are fluent in those, somebody will be able to talk to you everywhere, quite literally. And I would argue that adding Portuguese, Japanese and Mandarin to that would allow you to speak with 5 out of every 6 people in the entire world.

I wouldn't quite go that far. You'd have to add in some Indian and Indonesian languages.