>>And generally, I find the use of German is appreciated
I speak virtually no German, beyond ordering beer, but I'm ok in Portuguese and Spanish and can get by in Italian. I find the level of friendly service I receive is vastly higher than if I took the typical approach of speaking slowly, loudly with that weird accent Brits use when conversing with foreigners that sort of sounds like Tarzan communicating with a particularly stupid ape.
The secret is, of course, to simply not care about making mistakes and sounding stupid. Only the Brits are too embarrassed to try.
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