> not sure why should taxi driver in Spain speak English Because it is embarrasing to have a tourism-based economy and at the same time to be proud of not spea

> not sure why should taxi driver in Spain speak English Because it is embarrasing to have a tourism-based economy and at the same time to be proud of not speaking any English, which is highly likely to be at least one of the common languages you are going to share with the customer. Disclaimer: I am a native spaniard. If you are going to visit Sevilla for Semana Santa, you better have some Spanish under your belt because it's highly unlikely anyone around you speaks anything else.