Is Europe confusing?

[Venziir]

I've never been out of Canada. How do you visit a continent with hundreds of languages that don't even speak english. Why isn't english universal in europe? My french is so/so , so france would be okay to visit I suppose.

... Hundreds of countries that don't speak English? English isn't universal in Europe?.... Uhm... I can't even...

[Jayburner]

You would probably burn the pub down.

yeah but it would be my niece's hot friend pouring a cup of water in the deep fryer though.

[Raetary]

... Hundreds of countries that don't speak English? English isn't universal in Europe?.... Uhm... I can't even...

i lost him at "hundreds of countries"

[Puupi]

I've never been out of Canada.

Colour me shocked.

[Djuntas]

I think its mostly down to choice, and also bad schooling. In Scandinavian countries only people with bad language skils never learned english, or those with disabilities like dyslexia.

[Independent voter]

You got to dress up to go to Europe, they just don't let anyone in.

[Venziir]

I think its mostly down to choice, and also bad schooling. In Scandinavian countries only people with bad language skils never learned english, or those with disabilities like dyslexia.

Dyslexia and learning a foreign language has nothing to do with each other. You use different centers of the brain for learning your own language than you do for learning foreign languages.

[Deleted]

I just want to be able to order a beer in every country in Europe without hassle.

In most countries holding up 2 fingers for 2 beer is enough for the barkeep.

[Crispin]

When everything fails, point and make sounds.

English is fine in northern europe, and very basic english will be useful alot of times in southern europe, but saying thank you and hello/goodbye in the local language, will get you better treatmemt, image a german arriving in canada and expecting everyone to understand him and him not even bother to say thanks in english/french.

[Deleted]

I think its mostly down to choice, and also bad schooling. In Scandinavian countries only people with bad language skils never learned english, or those with disabilities like dyslexia.

It also depends on the generation. In Austria, quite a few people over like 50-55 are not fluent in English. (But everyone will understand you ordering some beer in English)

As the official speaker for all of europe, as i said earlier, stay in canada.

And make sure Tennis stays too while you are at it.

[Jayburner]

In most countries holding up 2 fingers for 2 beer is enough for the barkeep.

Putting that in the memory banks.

[Mayhem]

And make sure Tennis stays too while you are at it.

Yes, yes, i told him already.

[Deleted]

Putting that in the memory banks.

Mind you. dont try that on a woman.

[Jayburner]

Mind you. dont try that on a woman.

is the peace sign at a woman bad in europe?

[Deleted]

As someone from Austria I barely know a person with an English that worse that they wouldn't be able to understand an simple order... it's probably a bit worse in countries like Greece, Romania, Serbia or countries like that (of course unless you're in a tourist location) but I can be wrong.

[Kalis]

Mind you. dont try that on a woman.

Unless you are in Newcastle, the women there like it when you put two fingers up.

[Bumbasta]

Go to Europe. You'll find out that a lot of Europeans actually speak English.

[Serpha]

Stay in Canada, Europe don't want you. Also, they tried with Latin, didn't take, than they tried hard with esperanto, again failed. If you don't want to learn simple phrases than don't go there.

[Djuntas]

It also depends on the generation. In Austria, quite a few people over like 50-55 are not fluent in English. (But everyone will understand you ordering some beer in English)


And make sure Tennis stays too while you are at it.

true, but mostly peoplewho grew up with the internet etc, below 30 seems to know english in denmark atleast.

[nextormento]

http://static2.businessinsider.com/i...europe-map.jpg

1. Learn the word 'beer', 'ale' and 'pivo'.
2. Don't visit Spain.

Problem solved \o/

If I learnt something while waiting tables is that everyone knows "cerveza". Specially the Dutch.
We call it "birra" too, so they should be good with "beer" .