I dunno about you, but most Germans I've met can speak English just fine. Spain is a crap shoot. France... a lot can speak it, but they just don't want to. Most schools I've seen in Europe (both East and West) have English as a mandatory subject.

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I'll point out that the US is the biggest fish in the pond, so to speak. And it's busy making waves at the moment. What do you expect?