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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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As an American who has traveled to some of Europe, here's my personal experience:
America: People living in large cities on the coasts where there is a large, mixed population usually speak English and some of the largest local language. For example, I'm from Los Angeles so I can speak English and some Spanish. People in mid-America generally only speak English because they have little exposure to other languages.
Europe: Because Europe is made up of so many different languages and cultures so close together (i.e. if you're in France all you need do is take a train for 2 hours and you're in Germany or England) most Europeans speak at least 2 languages. The most common are English, French, and German.
Japan: Most Japanese speak Japanese only. Some speak a little English.
Taiwan: It depends on the generation. My grandfather-in-law speaks Taiwanese and Japanese. My mother-in-law speaks Taiwanese and Mandarin. My wife speaks Taiwanese, Mandarin, and English. In Taiwan, Taiwanese is the primary "household" language and is the most-spoken language outside of Taipei. English and Mandarin are considered "business languages".
I speak English, Spanish, and Mandarin.