Trust me. That's how I managed a lot of my time in Braunschweig, where Germans, further from the tourist-beaten paths, didn't speak much English. And at some of the restaurants and even a game store in Paris. Didn't have to worry in Amsterdam. Wanted to practice some Dutch and was never given a chance - they all know English probably better than we do. :-)
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Trust me. That's how I managed a lot of my time in Braunschweig, where Germans, further from the tourist-beaten paths, didn't speak much English. And at some of the restaurants and even a game store in Paris. Didn't have to worry in Amsterdam. Wanted to practice some Dutch and was never given a chance - they all know English probably better than we do. :-)