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To be rich, a nation must know the German language well

Discussion in 'Western Europe' started by Interaktive, May 5, 2023.

  1. Interaktive

    Interaktive Well-Known Member

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    To be rich, a nation must know the German language well
    do you agree
    Ukrainians no longer learn Russian
    the rich of Norway, Denmark, and Slovakia know the German language well
     
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    Right is the way Well-Known Member

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    No, I do not agree.
     
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  3. Melb_muser

    Melb_muser Well-Known Member Donor

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    German, along with French and Italian is passé.

    It would be polite to learn German, but they speak excellent English regardless.
     
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    Why
     
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    French-speaking peoples are poorer than German-speaking peoples
     
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    Melb_muser Well-Known Member Donor

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    I think you're too hung up on pro-capita GDP. US beats all those countries. Ever been there?

    I'm here right now. And I'll tell you what...in terms of basic stuff like transportation and just general feel walking around the cities there are more poor people in the US.
     
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    It may be true for Slovakia.
    Norway and Denmark have close trade ties to Germany, but also to the U.K. (English). I think Norway and Denmark are more fluent in English than they are in German. The Baltic sea does allow for easy trade connections.

    I think also traditionally the Northern countries had much lower amounts of immigration, which kept poverty rates down and wages high, although that changed after the early 2000s.
     
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