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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are very very few undergrad programs in English in Germany.  There are more Masters level programs in Germany in English.

In the Netherlands, virtually every major university has an undergraduate "university college" (aka liberal arts honors college) where the language of instruction is in English.

From someone who has lived in both countries:  while it's true that in general education Germans speak excellent English, it's also true that it's way more important to speak proper German if you live/work in Germany than it is that you speak proper Dutch if you live/work in the Netherlands.  Many Dutch companies have English as their day-to-day language.  That is not true in Germany.  Also, you will find that in day-to-day life, you will come across many people who do not speak English (the grocery cashier, etc, etc) in Germany.   This is also different in the Netherlands.[/quote]

Agree with this. I took the trouble of taking an elementary German class to prepare for my second trip to Germany. Didn't have to speak a lick of Dutch in Amsterdam. Just watched 'The Resistance Banker' and realized how similar Dutch and German sounded (Germanic roots). [/quote]

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