I did a quick search and did not see this as a past topic on this forum.
Let forum members know if you are aware of a country that requires that English is taught as a second language. I will get the ball rolling. This is from an article that I read just today regarding Singapore:
I also know that the Soviet Union forced the people of Lithuania to learn Russian as a second language. After independence in 1991, as a backlash against that policy, Lithuanian schools offered English rather than Russian. I am not sure whether English is required, but I do know that in the large cities, especially in Vilnius, many people under age thirty speak English.
Here is a useful Wikipedia entry: "List of countries by English-speaking population" --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou...population
You need to take this list with a grain of salt. For example, according to this list, 56% of Germany's population speaks English. I doubt very much, however, that you can converse with anything near 56% of the population. It is more likely that 56% of Germans simply have some basic understanding of the English language.
So, let's hear about some other non-English speaking countries with young nubile English speakers. Try to provide an estimate of the percentage of the under-30 population that speaks English.
Let forum members know if you are aware of a country that requires that English is taught as a second language. I will get the ball rolling. This is from an article that I read just today regarding Singapore:
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The government has mandated that English be the primary language used at all levels of the school systems, giving it a highly-educated workforce that speaks the international language of commerce.
I also know that the Soviet Union forced the people of Lithuania to learn Russian as a second language. After independence in 1991, as a backlash against that policy, Lithuanian schools offered English rather than Russian. I am not sure whether English is required, but I do know that in the large cities, especially in Vilnius, many people under age thirty speak English.
Here is a useful Wikipedia entry: "List of countries by English-speaking population" --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cou...population
You need to take this list with a grain of salt. For example, according to this list, 56% of Germany's population speaks English. I doubt very much, however, that you can converse with anything near 56% of the population. It is more likely that 56% of Germans simply have some basic understanding of the English language.
So, let's hear about some other non-English speaking countries with young nubile English speakers. Try to provide an estimate of the percentage of the under-30 population that speaks English.
