[Freak_NL]

As a Dutchman from outside of Amsterdam (you know, most of us):

Hah!

It's not even that they won't speak Dutch, often they can't! Sometimes you'll be hard-pressed to find someone capable of speaking Dutch in Amsterdam in some shops and restaurants. I've had people look sheepish/annoyed for presuming to use and expect Dutch in my own country.

[thijsvandien]

Exactly that. You'll have a harder time not speaking English than not speaking Dutch.

[lucb1e]

It's not the norm anywhere outside of Amsterdam I'd say, but indeed, we had a server/waiter(?) in a Greek restaurant in Limburg yesterday who spoke German but not Dutch (who looked like they might be from Greece so I doubt they were simply from Germany). Especially since the pandemic I've been noticing this more. I like the culture mingling, all the better that the Limburgians see foreigners aren't scary and evil, but I'm curious if it's a trend or if I'm just randomly noticing it more