South Korea is another popular tourist destination in the far east, receiving well over 10 million tourists each year, over half a million of them Americans. But is English widely spoken there and can you expect to get by there without speaking Korean? English is not very widely spoken in South Korea overall, although you …
Japan is another popular tourist destination in the world, with a bustling, unique, high tech culture, but just how widely spoken is English there? Can a British or American tourist visiting there for example expect to get by just using English and without knowing any Japanese? The prevalence of English speakers in Japan is actually …
Hong Kong is a vibrant and bustling tourist destination, popular with backpackers and gap year students especially, but just how widely spoken is English there? Can a short term visitor expect to get by just by speaking English there? The prevalence of English in Hong Kong is actually surprisingly low, even though it is a …
It should come as no surprise that some English is spoken in India, since it was a British colony for several hundred years, but just how prevalent is English in India? Is it possible for a tourist visiting there to get by for example just using English and not any of the local languages? The …