so who else has decided to learn German due to the number of German language posts?
so who else has decided to learn German due to the number of German language posts?
I mean I was planning to visit in the next couple of years anyway I guess....
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I lived in Germany from '83 to '94, but I never did learn to speak much of it since I went to American schools. Apparently most Germans speak decent English now? That would have been nice back in the day!
English is on the curriculum of all schools as a mandatory subject, but learning it in school =/= speaking proficiency. That usually comes with a ton of practice, and not all that many of us are exposed to English on a daily basis, even less so in lower income strata.
I've just read that a lot lately, that most people speak English relatively proficiently there. Back in the 80s and 90s it was somewhat rare. Possibly the internet helped a bit.
The internet helps with reading/writing mostly, and that comes with the benefit of looking things up when needed, which you really can't do in a normal conversation. But yeah it has most certainly improved. I think it's now also mandatory as a first foreign language, back when I started high school in 1994 we were still given the option to start with French or Latin instead (with English as a mandatory second language from grade 7 then).
But don't quote me on that, I haven't had anything to do with the German school system after graduation, it's mostly hearsay.