I studied #German for 4 years in high school, but eventually gave it up because I didn't find it useful. All the Germans I met at university and conferences spoke English.
This is certainly not the case for people in the #car sales industry. When I bought a BMW in #Germany 10 years ago, it was a big official dealer and there was only one person who could speak English with me. Now I'm buying an Audi, it's again a big official dealer and there's no one who speaks English. We're negotiating a €25k deal with the help of translators. 🙂
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