Comment by pepinator
1 month ago
I agree that a lot of people speak two languages. But man, I've lived in several countries in Europe for many years, and even the average university student doesn't really speak English (and I work at the university so I interact with many of them). Even in countries like Belgium where there're three official languages!
However, I'd agree with that the average educated person can somewhat communicate ideas in a second language. This is what polls usually show, around 30% to 50% of people.
> I've lived in several countries in Europe for many years, and even the average university student doesn't really speak English
Have you tried any Scandinavian country for instance?
no, but we're talking about Europe on general. and the initial claim is surely false in countries like Spain, France, Poland and Belgium