Vietnam is an exotic, beautiful and super cheap tourist destination, which has many pro’s and also some cons like regular rips offs and scams. But how widely spoken is English there? Can an English speaking tourist expect to get by just speaking English there? Around 50% of the Vietnamese population overall is estimated to have …
Mexico is a very popular tourist destination, attracting well over 10 million English speaking tourists each year. many of them from the USA. But just how widely spoken is English there? Can an English speaking tourist expect to get by there just speaking English, or will some of the native Spanish language be required? English …
Croatia is an increasingly popular tourist destination in Eastern Europe, with some beautiful stretches of coastline and a nice climate in the summer. It is also a popular space for digital nomads to stay longer term. But just how widely spoken is English there? Can a tourist expect to get by just using English alone? …
Sweden is a popular and prosperous Nordic country, known for it’s social equality and high standard of living. But just how popular and prevalent is English there. Can a tourist expect to get by in Sweden just using English? A very high proportion of the Swedish population, around 86%, can speak English, since it is …
Finland is a very singular country with an interesting culture of generally more quiet, introverted no nonsense people. But how widely spoken is English there? Can an American or British tourist get by in Finland without needing any Finnish? English is quite widely spoken in Finland, though not quite as prevalent as the other Scandinavian …
Argentina is the eight largest country in the world by size with a population over just over 40 million. It has some amazing cities to visit such as Buenos Aires, but just how widely is English spoken there? Can tourists expect to get by with just English alone, or will some Spanish be needed? English …
Brazil is a vibrant, extroverted and growing country which receives around 7 million tourists every year, many of them from the UK and US. It is also popular with travelers and volunteers. But just how widely spoken is English there? Can an English speaking person expect to get by there without knowing any Portuguese? The …
Bulgaria is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination for Brits especially, with some even choosing to retire there because of the very cheap lifestyle. Bulgaria received over half a million tourists from the UK and US alone in 2018. But how widely spoken is English there? Can an English speaker expect to get by in …
Hungary is one of the more popular tourist destinations in Eastern Europe, receiving well over half a million tourists from the USA and UK alone each year, with the capital Budapest being by far the most popular destination. But just how widely spoken is English there? Can a tourist expect to get by there without …
Italy and Spain are both Mediterranean countries, but are hardly right next door to each other. What about their languages though? Are the Spanish and Italian languages similar or quite different? Are they mutually intelligible? Spanish and Italian are actually quite similar in general terms and ure usually mutually intelligible in spoken and written forms …