Just got back from a 2 month road trip in Europe and something really stood out to me.

I’ve been on many road trips in Europe but this was my longest. I’ve been through E, B, F, CH, D, AT, NL, BE, IRL before but this year I went through I, N, DK, S, NO, EST, LT, LV, PL, CZ, D, NL, B, F, CH, I, SLO, HR, BIH, MNE, A, H, SRB.<br><br>One thing that left an impression on me was the languages. With the exception of France and the UK, everyone spoke excellent English to the point I didn’t need to learn any of their language. Everyone spoke better English than the average person in the UK or France. <br><br>I’m an American so I’m spoiled when it comes to my native language. Everyone I meet in my day to day life speaks English. I get by fine speaking only English in my daily life but I always thought that everyone spoke only their native language and that English was learned at school but not used in daily life. I know how stupid that is and I’ve clearly learned that English is not just a language, it’s basically the global language and a requirement to function daily outside of the US.<br><br>This post isn’t meant to be controversial. It was just something that stood out to me on my trip and I thought it was interesting.