> I've met several Germans and Swedes that I couldn't hear any accent on at all Then you haven't met the multitude of Germans who do not dare speak a word of E

> I've met several Germans and Swedes that I couldn't hear any accent on at all Then you haven't met the multitude of Germans who do not dare speak a word of English and would never watch or read anything in English and buy the German version of video games despite being taught English as their first foreign language in school for no less than 6 years. Yes, there are a few exceptions amongst the younger ones who watch movies and TV shows in English and typically they go to the other extreme and are fluent speakers but they are rare.