I observed over my 11 years in the Netherlands that the friendliness and quality of service I received was greater when I spoke English and much diminished when

I observed over my 11 years in the Netherlands that the friendliness and quality of service I received was greater when I spoke English and much diminished when I spoke Dutch. The Netherlands is, similar to Denmark, a place where people would seemingly prefer to speak English than listen to an accent on their native language.