• Soggy@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Granted I was only in Berlin for two weeks, but all but two people I interacted with didn’t immediately switch to English if they had something to say beyond the transaction. (A bus driver and a currywurst seller, who seemed genuinely annoyed that I was a tourist)

    • HappyRedditRefugee@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Sounds like Berlin! Bit yes, most people in Berlin will speak english with you, even sometimes when you speak german.

      • Tja
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        8 months ago

        In Berlin in particular they might not even speak German themselves…