re: #469 ~Fianna
Also, it’s something of a lingua franca. When we were in cafes, chatting with people, we got in to a conversation with a group of French, Italians and Germans who were all speaking English because it was the only language that they had in common.
I never went anywhere on public transit that didn’t have signage and announcements in English along with the local language.
see, now you’re making me miss it again-