Quote Originally Posted by jackmilliesmom

I have a german friend who once told me that they had to learn english in school because most of the businesses in germany are linked with english speaking countries and he said it was the most difficult language to learn because of all the similar pronouncing words such as through and threw and so on....
In Germany, most people learn two foreign languages in school. In my case it was 3: 9 years French, 6 years Latin and 3 years English.

Most people learn English now as it gets you further in travelling and business. In the beginning of the last century and for a long time, French was number 1 but now it's losing its second place against Spanish.

The good thing here: most people enjoy learning and speaking foreign languages and are really happy to practise when you come and visit.

I am working for a Germany based language publishing company (Langenscheidt) and the market for language learning in small Germany is much bigger than the market for language learning in the big US- something I'm proud of