At least a quarter of my city barely speaks german. But they need to be able to get citizenship afaik... So basically everyone can speak two languages on paper

At least a quarter of my city barely speaks german. But they need to be able to get citizenship afaik... So basically everyone can speak two languages on paper, though their knowledge of the native one is extremely rudimentary You're also required to learn 2 foreign languages in school if you want to go to university