Time to Look Elsewhere

[dinagam]

It is quite understandable for you to expect foreigners to learn English for your convenience when travelling abroad. But have you considered the predicaments faced by Europeans once they cross the English Channel? Some of them might be able to follow the Queen's speech, but once they start travelling the nooks and corners of England, both the locals and visitors will have some unforgettable interactions. And once they cross over the Hadrian wall, or land on the emerald island, they might as well continue speaking French or Spanish, or...

[goji]

It is quite understandable for you to expect foreigners to learn English for your convenience when travelling abroad. But have you considered the predicaments faced by Europeans once they cross the English Channel? Some of them might be able to follow the Queen's speech, but once they start travelling the nooks and corners of England, both the locals and visitors will have some unforgettable interactions. And once they cross over the Hadrian wall, or land on the emerald island, they might as well continue speaking French or Spanish, or...

It's just the same for when going from the UK to other countries.
Once one learns enough German to understand normal conversation, some of the local dialects remain incomprehensible. e.g. Schwäbisch

So if strictly following the advice to learn the language of wherever we go to, we would be learning multiple languages and many additional dialects additionally.