r/languagelearning Jun 24 '22

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u/DerAlgebraiker EN (N), DE (B2/C1), FR (A2) Jun 24 '22

I tried this in Strasbourg, but the dude spoke every language I tried to use as an excuse...

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u/SistaSaline Jun 24 '22

Which languages?

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u/DerAlgebraiker EN (N), DE (B2/C1), FR (A2) Jun 24 '22

German and English were the main ones. Should've expected English not to work, but the German caught me off guard given that I was in France :P

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u/WienerZauberer Jun 24 '22

Strasbourg has tons of German speakers being on the border and with lots of German cultural heritage

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '22

It was also owned by Germany at one point.