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Which is probbaly quite common. Whereas needing to talk to someone in a different country probably isn't (other than off-shore call centres, who are obviously going to speak the language of the country they are servicing).

For instance how many of these are your local town:

Electric company Gas company Tax office Water company DVLA Bank call centre Credit card company Phone company

Some might be, but the majority probably won't. Guess the same is true in the US.

You really are on another planet, aren't you?

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Andy Pandy
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"Andy Pandy" wrote

The point is that whether you are considering people in one of those US towns communicating outside the town, or people in any country communicating outside their country, similar considerations apply.

Someone in one of those US towns communicating with their electric/gas co or bank etc is much like someone in France communicating with Germany - either they need to speak the language (as a second language) themselves, or get help from an interpreter/translator (much like UN's headsets!).

"Andy Pandy" wrote

Eh? What on earth do you mean?

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Tim

FFS. The point is it's *usual* to have to communicate about everyday business with someone in your own country but in a different town, it's *not usual* to have to communicate with someone in a different country. Therefore it's more important to be able to speak the national language of the country you live in than to be able to speak the language of another country.

Not on earth!

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Andy Pandy

And I think you are missing the point that many people who move into a foreign enclave in another country have come from a place where the opportunities are so bad that they have a better life in the enclave than they did previously, even if they are restricted from moving outside of it because of a language barrier.

tim

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tim.....

Yes, and? They still might need to speak to organisations, like those I've listed above, in the country (but not necessarily the town) in which they live. So it remains a good idea to learn the country's language.

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Andy Pandy

Well, the language that I was thinking of when I initiated this sub-thread is spoken by 20% of the US population, so I suspect that they will manage to find someone to help if necessary

tim

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tim.....

"Andy Pandy" wrote

The frequency of the requirement does not affect the *solutions* that are available for communication, either from one of those US towns to another US town, or from France to Germany. You asked: "What happens when they need to communicate with people in the next town...?" The answer is, the same as people in France needing to speak to someone in Germany. They need to find a common language known to both, or use a translator.

"Andy Pandy" wrote

That doesn't mean it has to be their *first* language!!

"Andy Pandy" wrote

It was earth last time I checked...

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Tim

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