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Originally Posted by Sebastian Sands
No offense Ktj4l, I grew up in a little town called Winterwijk about 3 miles from the German boarder. We have a huge market every wedenesday and saturday and I have to say that it attracts a lot of germans always, fresh fish market, farmers market with fresh fruit and vegetables etc. and I have never met one German who would speak Dutch or even understand Dutch when spoken to, personally I always thought they simply refused.
It also worked the other way around, for example a lot of the Dutch people went over the boarder to fil up their gas tanks or do other shopping. And unless you speak German they simply won't help you.
I am not saying this is the case with all of Germany though, so please don't take offense.
You are also correct on the French, then again they are known for this.
And it does make sense that german is higher up the list with their language, if I am correct germany is the area where the slavic language was born, a lot of other European languages are based of German. But with a population of 80+ million vs Hollands 15 million (of which 30% are foreign born Muslims) it makes sense that the German language is higher up the ladder..
We are better football players though... HAHAHAHAHA.. just kidding man  |
I wasn't really talking about Dutch. I don't know any German person who speaks Dutch to be honest. I thought you were talking in general. Most Germans will speak (or at least somewhat understand) 2-3 foreign languages if they finish the highest level of high school. Dutch isn't offered in school, so I can see them being stubborn and not picking it up even if they do live by the border. Those damn krauts! However, if you speak English, it's usually pretty easy to communicate and most people are willing unless you're in France. Haha.
I don't keep up with football/soccer, so you might very well be better at it right now. I prefer rugby, American football and basketball.