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From my time spent in Berlin it almost seemed like there were more people speaking English than German. Perhaps it's just what my ear picked up as a non-German
by pcthrowaway 6y ago
From my time spent in Berlin it almost seemed like there were more people speaking English than German. Perhaps it's just what my ear picked up as a non-German speaker though.
- guenthert 6y agoBerlin has been arguably the most international city in Germany for a long time. During my stay in Summer of 2017 I did hear a lot of (American) English, much more than in the nineties, chiefly in Prenzlberg and Mitte though. There was even a proper American greasy breakfast restaurant serving pancakes and bad coffee (Ok, I made the bad coffee part up). Every German learned some English in school (there was a Generation which learned Russian in the East instead though), but w/o sufficient practice, many aren't comfortable using it later in life. With landlords this will be hit or miss.