Quote Originally Posted by Sirrahsim View Post
Would I still be able to get around if I only had a working knowledge of one dialect?
Yes once you know the basic you will be ok.. Your in Luck == the Southwest side of Germany will be German & prob Dutch.. See Luxemburg is Dutch.. Ask Lut = I think she speaks Dutch.. The only part of Germany to worry of the Dialect so off is the very up north which is Bavarian.. Barvarian is spoken also in Austria.. Now that is a hard Dialect..