> Everyone on Hacker News speak English, but it's not a majority in the EU who speaks or understands English comfortably. But a majority is comfortable with Ge

> Everyone on Hacker News speak English, but it's not a majority in the EU who speaks or understands English comfortably. But a majority is comfortable with German or French? Also, I can promise you that at least for Sweden, a vast majority of population would prefer English being the official language of the EU to something like French. We may not always be completely comfortable speaking English, but it's a language just about anyone will understand with a little effort.