[thelist] Re: Working in Europe

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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Hi Graham

I have quite a few friends who have moved to Holland from
a number of other countries (UK, Scandinavia, Germany), and
they all say that yes, you can get away without learning Dutch,
as virtually all Dutch people speak exceptionally good English,
and most also speak very good German. However, you *will*
find life easier if you speak (and more importantly read and write)
Dutch, especially if you're working for a large employer - your
colleagues may address you in English, but company-wide
emails will tend to be in Dutch only. And some of those things
are important...

Cheers
Martin


Subject:    [thelist] Re: Working in Europe

Many thanks for your advice. I would definitely be sorting out work before
I go anywhere, and I'm looking at Holland partly because I'm hoping English
isn't such a problem there.

Anyone got any other insights into this?



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