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It currently doesn't have the infrastructure. I just spoke with some Americans working in London, and while they'd generally prefer Frankfurt over Dublin, there
by dx034 10y ago
It currently doesn't have the infrastructure. I just spoke with some Americans working in London, and while they'd generally prefer Frankfurt over Dublin, there are apparently currently no spaces in the international schools in the area. Sounds like a small issue, but can be significant, especially if you have a lot of people on management level who would need spaces there.
But generally, Frankfurt is perceived very well. Less hostile towards non-French speakers than Paris (subjectively), less remote than Dublin. It's a very small city, but you're quickly in Munich/Berlin/Cologne, which helps.
- saiya-jin 10y ago> But generally, Frankfurt is perceived very well. Less hostile towards non-French speakers than Paris (subjectively), less remote than Dublin. It's a very small city, but you're quickly in Munich/Berlin/Cologne, which helps. that's objective, germans generally are more keen to speak with foreigners in english than french, no matter their level
- dx034 10y agoI always thought so, but my recent trips to Paris were very surprising that everyone was happy to speak English with me (even though I tried in basic French). Might be very different on the countryside, but then again, good luck speaking English on the German countryside.
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- alexanderchr 10y agoPersonal observation: most people in Paris are very happy to speak English with you - as long as you try to speak with them in French first.
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- henk53 10y ago>good luck speaking English on the German countryside. It differs, in generally people either speak it there, and then do so reasonably, or they absolutely don't speak it, not a single word. This is quite different in The Netherlands. In Amsterdam people in shops etc will often address you in English and are rather fluent, but even in the most remote villages of the Dutch countryside everyone speaks some amount of English. It may be with a very heavy accent and not fluent at all, but generally it's enough to at least have a basic conversation.
- nkrisc 10y agoDutch is also probably one of the easiest languages for a native English speaker to learn. It's one of the closest living related languages to English. If I recall correctly, I believe Faroese might be the closest (depending on how you classify Scots).
- henk53 10y ago> It's one of the closest living related languages to English. One the closest indeed, although Frisian is technically even closer. If I'm not mistaken it's really quite close to old English, but a modern English speaker wouldn't be able to understand it at all ;)
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- __derek__ 10y ago> (even though I tried in basic French) That's important. The French tend to be happy to accommodate, but there's something about making it clear that communication is a mutual effort. If you try in French first, it indicates that you want to work with them rather than assuming that they should kowtow to your preferences.