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Two in three Britons cannot speak any foreign word
Sunday November 20, 2011 06:27:24 PM,
IANS
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London: A study has
indicated when it comes to knowing or learning new words of
foreign languages, not many Britons seem enthusiastic about it.
In a poll of 2,000 adults by travel website Hotels.com it was
found that two thirds of Britons cannot say anything in a foreign
language - with one fifth even unsure of what 'bonjour'; the
French word for hello means.
The findings look to confirm the cliche about Britons being
notoriously bad at making an effort to speak the lingo when
abroad, the Daily Mail reported.
Overall, 64 percent of those polled admitted they did not know a
single word in any language other than English. Only one third
said they were willing to make an attempt at speaking a foreign
language while being on holiday.
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