Ok, granted, not in German, but is there anyone in Germany using the internet and NOT able to read English?
About 95%, actually. Only very few Germans can speak (or even read) enough English to understand simple texts. Most speak enough English to tell you the directions to the next train station, but reading and *cough* understanding *cough* wikipedia articles in English? No way. Once you cross the border to the Netherlands or Denmark, however, you stand a very good chance to have an English language conversation beyond topics as "Where's the loo?"
(Disclaimer: I was born and raised in Germany and still live there.)
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Ok, granted, not in German, but is there anyone in Germany using the internet and NOT able to read English?
About 95%, actually. Only very few Germans can speak (or even read) enough English to understand simple texts. Most speak enough English to tell you the directions to the next train station, but reading and *cough* understanding *cough* wikipedia articles in English? No way. Once you cross the border to the Netherlands or Denmark, however, you stand a very good chance to have an English language conversation beyond topics as "Where's the loo?" (Disclaimer: I was born and raised in Germany and still live there.)