Originally Posted by
lincolnjkc
This person — I believe I overheard the flight attendant say she was Afghani — apparently spoke a little bit of German but couldn’t be understood by the German speakers on board. I am impressed that she made it all the way from check in through security and on board without speaking English and it wasn’t until she was on board that there apparently became a question that couldn’t be answered.
Not really surprised. There is no need for real communication (unless a specific thing is required) at either. Just a couple of weeks ago witnessed a person not being able to speak a word of English at the gate when something needed to be discussed.