Quote: (12-24-2015 12:25 AM)RexImperator Wrote:
One of the challenges is that many Germans speak very good English, so it's a bit of a disincentive and you'll often have them answer in English if your German isn't up to snuff.
I definitely found that in Berlin and Vienna - my attempts at low-grade German were met with immediate English replies, no attitude or nothing, just ready to speak in a language we both knew. A buddy of mine who speaks German told me the secret to learning it is "move to Germany and get a gf who doesn't speak much English."