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<p>[QUOTE="Maxfli, post: 7921281, member: 69089"]English is the closest there is to a universal language, thanks in part to the British Empire, and probably American economic strength too. English is the language of money, and for many knowing how to speak it is simply a job skill.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I visit a non-English speaking country for the first time, I take a 'cheat sheet' of common phrases in the local language. I figure it's a courtesy to them to try to communicate in their language. Invariably though, I've discovered English to be widely spoken wherever I've traveled, at least to some degree.</p><p><br /></p><p>I literally had to force a waiter in Prague to let me order a beer in Czech — "Pivo, prosim!"[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Maxfli, post: 7921281, member: 69089"]English is the closest there is to a universal language, thanks in part to the British Empire, and probably American economic strength too. English is the language of money, and for many knowing how to speak it is simply a job skill. When I visit a non-English speaking country for the first time, I take a 'cheat sheet' of common phrases in the local language. I figure it's a courtesy to them to try to communicate in their language. Invariably though, I've discovered English to be widely spoken wherever I've traveled, at least to some degree. I literally had to force a waiter in Prague to let me order a beer in Czech — "Pivo, prosim!"[/QUOTE]
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