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▲ iamniels 2 hours ago

> Netherland

Yeah, all higher studies and institutions are in English and you can get around in public with just English. Most expats will rarely hear or need Dutch (The language of The Netherlands).

▲oersted an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> Most expats will rarely hear or need Dutch

That is an overstatement. Dutch is the primary language everywhere like the native language of any country. It is true that in major cities most people speak excellent English and you can definitely manage easily without speaking Dutch.

But Dutch is spoken absolutely everywhere and most signage is only in Dutch. Also, as soon as you get a bit outside of the big cities, you find many people with a middling level of English, similar to most other countries in Europe. Even in cities, many working class people and actually most immigrants from non English speaking countries only speak Dutch.

▲sajithdilshan 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How about the language usage at workplace after graduation? Would one have to learn Dutch or still continue everything with English?

Also is it easy to get a job after graduation in Netherlands in STEM field? As an example if someone graduated in medicine (doctor, nurse, etc.) then wouldn’t proficiency in Dutch be mandatory to work?

▲manvillej 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most Dutch will only speak English to non-Dutch. Which is really annoying if you’re there trying to learn Dutch

▲fifilura 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Same in Sweden, welcome!