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Originally Posted by nico-t
welcome cristophe. Why do the french refuse to learn english? Something i have been wondering.
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In almost every shop, public transports, etc. most people are able to speak at least a little english. Things have changed a lot these last 15 years in France regarding speaking foreign languages.
Are the french that bad in english? Yes, but they are also useless in every other foreign languages
Thing is, our education system is to blame. We focus a lot on theory and learn the basics, which can prove good at some point, but doesn't help a lot to actually communicate in english...
Whereas language education system in Holland, Denmark, Germany etc. is focused on getting a practical english level asap which is clearly a much better way to learn a language