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by mrDmrTmrJ 2019 days ago
As an American, I was surprised by the amount of English education I encountered in European.

Though the places I visited: Sweden, Rome, Greece, Netherlands, France, Spain, Vienna, Ukraine, Berlin all have above average levels.

Do you see the Brexit changing this?

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language_in_Europe

3 comments

Actual map of English proficiency in Europe, you're welcome ;)

https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6Ikp...

Nope, not at all. The EU has essentially nothing to do with English being spoken Europe. Brexit is a legal matter.
Nah, the amount of English education across Europe is a function of global business and cultural production (Hollywood and the internet). Those will not change even after Brexit.
China is the largest producer of cultural products in the World right now, Hollywood itself made blockbusters there, financed and co produced by China.

It has already changed, before Brexit was even a thing.

From 2013

China is now the lead exporter of cultural goods, followed by the United States. In 2013 the total value of China's cultural exports was US$60.1 billion; more than double that of the United States at US$27.9 billion.