Non-native: how is english language in your country?

Just wondering, I wonder how is english language in your country?

Are they spoken by people or only part of "popular culture"? in my country, english is considered rather cool when spoken in conversation. Though, I'm very bugged when people speak them in public space.

I really consider it's impolite when switching language sudddenlty to english when we are talking in our native language. It's as if they are showing off their english skill, but maybe it's just my prejudice,

In some occassion, english is also used just to press meaning of particular words. Yes, we use a lot english randomly. The government hyped about the begin of nationality collapse due the fact many people think english higher than the native language. But hey, I think learning english is important and its already part of daily life.

How is the english in your country? Hope this could lead good discussion.

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Hmm, I find similar pattern in our countries. The teenagers here also speak english a lot, though they speak only a little and the rest is in native language. The older generations dont speak english a lot, most elders speak dutch (350 years of being colonialized, our one-sided history books said) and japanese (3,5 years of harsh imperialism).

but I'm absolutely agree with you, that we should be proud with our own language. I think all languages are all beautiful.

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Originally Posted by kapsi

No one knows English in my country and I'm proud of it.

is English not taught as part of curricullum study in Poland? What do the students study as the 2nd language then?
or do the people experience the same with japanese, not much people really good at practicing them? (AFAIK japanese only develop passive communication in english)

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Originally Posted by Bodomi

I'm not sure how it is in the cities of Finland, but in the town I live in, it is uncommon to hear someone speak english. (Usually tourists asking for directions.)

The people here are pretty good with english, although most of us have funny accent, myself included.

The same goes with me. I have hard times when trying to imitate native english accent, but I always prevent to speak in the way of our native language, because the conversation seems would go bizarre and not to mention, hilarious.

I love listen to accent of english from other nations, especially french. My cousins in netherlands speak english fluently too, though I hardly could hear any dutch accent in conversation.
Japanese is the funniest when talking in english. No offense. Here's quote of conversation of my friend's cousin studying in france and meet a japanese

Lulu: Good morning my name is "Lulu"
Japanese man: Good morning, oh I see, your name is Ruru?
Lulu: no, not "Ruru". "Lulu"
Japanese man: Oh I see, "Ruru"
Lulu: No, I said "Lulu"
Japanese man: Oh I got it, nice to meet you Dudu!
Lulu: ...

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Oh in that case I dont mind. I have some friends who experience like you, my female friends spend 3 years in england after she graduated from primary school, resultin' she almost lost her ability to speak indonesian, though she speaks at it much better now, she is horrible when writing on her suppose-to-be native language (I only could assume english has become her native language by now)

similarly, I have two cousins who just returned from america, and I have troubled times when speaking to them in telephone.

I was speaking idiomatically.

at least he doesnt say something like this
c'est sugoi n'est pas?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?