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FakeNoose

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6. It's true that most Americans aren't fluent in German

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:39 PM

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However I've travelled in Germany many times over the past 30 years, and I know that most native Germans are fluent in English. Also many Germans speak French or Italian, or another language in addition to English. It's the German dialects that are difficult for travelers to pick-up quickly.

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