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    Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung, die in Europa in der Lage ist, ein Gespräch auf Französisch zu führen, nach Ländern

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    3. kaffeekatz on

      For most countries, this seems too high.

      If it were people who’ve taken some French language classes, I’d be more inclined to believe it, but that doesn’t mean you can actually hold a conversation in French.

    5. No-Bake-730 on

      That seems weird. Do so many kids in Germany still learn Latin as second foreign language?

      I guess the distribution of French classes in school must be different in other regions. In my family, only my dad doesn’t speak French.

      I’d be surprised if that many Greeks know French, too.

    7. arika_ex on

      The UK (not in EU) is only at 19% if you’re counting basic bonjour/ca va?/ca va bien merci et tu? conversations. There is no way that number’s accurate.

    8. AstroEscura on

      There is no way that the UK is higher than other Romance countries and Germany right?

    9. The_39th_Step on

      I’m fluent in French and I am English. That number is way too high. Most people look at me like an alien that I can speak French. I do know a fair few other French speakers but it’s probably closer to 1-5% of people.

    11. csabinho on

      Does „holding a conerversation in French“ mean french kissing or oral sex?

    12. Exciting-Ad6897 on

      The number for the Nederlands seems suspiciously high – unless saying baguette and bonjour counts as a conversation

    13. SnooCapers938 on

      As a Brit I highly doubt the figure for the U.K. If it is just knowing some basic French and being able, for instance to ask for a beer or a croissant I would say it should be a bit higher. If it is having an actual conversation in the language I would think it would be closer to 10%. Certainly can’t believe it’s higher than Spain and Italy, which speak Romance languages and border France.

    14. chrisBlo on

      So the UK is back in the EU? Great news!

      Interesting that there are more French speakers in Luxembourg than in France itself.

      What is this shit?!

    16. signmeupnot on

      Absolutely bullshit for Denmark at least. No way about 1/10 Danes can go full omelette du fromage.

    18. jablonec on

      Not a chance 19% of people in England can “hold a conversation” in French.

    20. Uknow-it-makes-sense on

      There’s no way 19% of the UK population can converse meaningfuly in French.

    21. Hackeringerinho on

      I think Romania is credible. Maybe 15%. 10% I guess are fluent enough. I’ve had colleagues in school that learn it really well.

    22. Frankisacommonname on

      Not having data for Switzerland, a French speaking country, is wild.

    23. patrick-1977 on

      The Netherlands is definitely not standing at 29%, these numbers are beaucoup de merde.

    24. Prestigious-Farm8609 on

      I was forced to attend French classes in school for 7 years. I hated it ! All I remember is „Quest que vous avez prepares pour a jour dui? Nous avon prepares blah blah“.

    27. blind_blake_2023 on

      29% in NL? If you count Papa fume une pipe and comment ca va as conversations, sure but there is no way in hell almost a third of the population in 2026 can hold anything resembling a conversation

    29. IoIoIoYoIoIoI on

      My father’s paternal grandfather, born in Serbia, lived in Paris for 8 years with his youngest son (my grandfather was his oldest son) in the late 1920s and early 1930s. His son died there and he then returned to Serbia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia).

      Obviously he spoke French, but he died in the 1950s, before I was born in the 1960s. There were thousands of people like him — Serbs from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia — who lived in France in the 1920s/1930s and spoke French.

      I also speak French. I am Canadian. I speak a dozen other languages too.

    30. IronicHawk47 on

      Absolutely no way 19% of the UK can hold a conversation in French. We all study French at school but practically no one can speak it beyond “bonjour” and “merci”.

    34. DaveyTheRover on

      As a Brit who thought he could hold a conversation but in fact can’t. I think the British figure might be slightly inflated..

    36. Wolli_n on

      i think there is another lvl after „Hold a Conversation in French“ and thats Hold a Conversation in French with a native speaker

    37. WayIndependent6497 on

      This reminded me of that one finnish candidate lady who lied about knowing french before an interview and then when interviewer checked her she started to make up words.

    38. Gigantopithecus1453 on

      Bullshit. I’m swedish and I refuse to believe that one in ten swedes can carry an actual normal conversation in French

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