Originally Posted by
MichaelBrighton
Munich is not the Bavarian countryside. People at hotels in the countryside may speak some English (I've never actually heard any), and here and there someone may speak English, but I certainly would not recommend a non-German speaker to wander around the Bavarian countryside expecting to run into fluent English speakers.
Trust me, I was talking about Altötting ... in RO, TS or BGL (ie the more touristic areas were a sound of music loving anglo-saxon would venture) the proficiency is even better. Since I'm half Indian people usually start speaking English, especially when I'm with guests from Asia that I'm speaking English to. Most Germans are very concious about their Englisch, so avoid speaking it. But if there is no choice...