Originally Posted by
oliver2002
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...
Yes, Bayreuth, Rothenburg ob der Taube, places that draw lots of tourists, I agree there are probably quite a few who can speak English there. However, I was thinking more about the countryside - Buttenheim, Pegnitz, Ebermannstadt, that is, little villages and towns. Those are the places I go to more often and I've never heard anyone speaking English.