If I'm not mistaken, that's the exact stereotype of an obnoxious Brit on holiday on the continent.

Surely not true, but good story: "I was waiting in line behind a woman speaking on her cellphone in another language. Ahead of her was a man. After the woman hung up, he spoke up. Man: “I didn’t want to say anything while you were on the phone, but you’re in America now. You need to speak English.”

Woman: “Excuse me?” Man: very slowly “If you want to speak Mexican, go back to Mexico. In America, we speak English.” Woman: “Sir, I was speaking Navajo. If you want to speak English, go back to England.”

The Bible is in English so everything under the Sun should be too

And also: many countries, especially in Europe, do speak English and learn in in school as a second language. But still, don’t expect everyone from that country to speak English. Especially if they don’t speak it at all. So when you’re traveling, learn some basic phrases in the countries language. 🌎

Of course they do.