English in My Life

How many languages can you speak? British people are generally not very good language learners. In a recent survey, 62 per cent of the population only speak English!

What are the British like when it comes to learning languages?

Statistics

Brits are famous for not speaking foreign languages. According to a survey published by the European Commission, this bad reputation is totally justified. The results of the survey state that the British are officially the worst language learners in Europe! Let’s look at some statistics: