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Most of the people who visit here don't speak English. I also worked in a theme park for many years where the majority of foreign tourists (minus Brits, Canadians and Australians) of course didn't speak English. The most common languages I've encountered would be French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and various languages of India. Arabic, Farsi, and Armenian are difficult to determine if their truly foreign visitors as we have populations of those who speak it. Spanish isn't really a foreign language in my part of the world as it's always been part of life.
My native language yes but the global language "English" no.
People who can't speak/understand English at all shouldn't be allowed to travel abroad without a guide imo.
Quite honestly, NO, I can't recall meeting any tourists in the US who could not speak English. But I;ve seen a few (not met) mostly on group tours. But in the city I lived in for ten years, it was rare to even see a car with out of state plates.
My native language yes but the global language "English" no.
People who can't speak/understand English at all shouldn't be allowed to travel abroad without a guide imo.
So Argentines should not be allowed to visit Chile unless they speak a language that few Chileans can understand. The French need to learn English to visit their former African colonies.
So Argentines should not be allowed to visit Chile unless they speak a language that few Chileans can understand. The French need to learn English to visit their former African colonies.
Chile and Argentina both speak the same language so does France and most of its former colonies.
I think you get the point.
My grandma is 91 years old and she's travelled the world and has got by fine with just Spanish. She says almost everywhere she goes she finds a Spanish speaking person and if not there would be an Italian or Portuguese speaking person that can help.
I also find the Spanish language spoken almost everywhere I've been.
In London I've helped a couple of people that only speak Italian or French. I don't speak French but have basic French from school.
Chile and Argentina both speak the same language so does France and most of its former colonies.
I think you get the point.
I can get by in French, German and Spanish, and there have been plenty of times I could find someone who knew one of those languages but not English, even where the local language was none of the above..
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