Maybe if your English was perfect you could read what the other posters wrote:There are many links to articles BUT they are in Dutch! That was the point. No one cares if the Dutch SPEAK English perfectly.-----------------------------------------------------------
Triple Dutch wrote:
It's estimated that around 86% of the Dutch speak English, most of them perfectly.
Why?
- High-school kids will not be allowed to graduate unless they pass an English exam
- English is an official language in parts of the Netherlands
- Many schools, even primary schools, conduct some lessons in English
- Many university degrees are conducted in English (also in Switzerland)
- The Dutch hate the Germans and, to a great extent, the French
A few years ago, the Dutch and German armies decided to create a joint military unit, the 1 (GE/NL) Corps. Even though most of the Dutch soldiers spoke some German, they refused to speak it, so all communication was conducted in English.