Hoping that someone speaks English is not enough in a globalised world
For far too long Britons have seemed to almost bask in the glory of being dubbed the language "dunces" of the Western world. Our attitude was summed up for me when my (German-speaking) brother and a friend went on holiday to Germany and got involved in an argument with a car-parking attendant. "Come here," shouted the friend. "This peasant doesn't speak English." - Read more.
