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  • When choosing between German and Spanish in the 6th grade my father told me to go for German as I'd get more use out of it. I've been to Germany twice and everyone spoke English, I've travelled extensively through latin America where nobody speaks English and all I know is German (and Swedish but didn't have much success with that, either) Excellent advice, dad.

  • I've been to Germany twice and everyone spoke English

    The problem is not that they speak English but that they won't speak German to you. :)

  • And there was me thinking that this was because I asked the lady in the shop how much do /you/ cost, rather than how much does /this/ cost...

    Three exchange trips to Germany, and getting someone to speak German to you was a nightmare, they all wanted to practice their english.

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