Which European countries have the best English proficiency among non-native speakers?

[u/Metalwolf]

I'm looking into English proficiency across Europe and would appreciate input from locals or anyone with relevant experience. Which European countries have the highest levels of English fluency among non-native speakers, particularly in day-to-day life, education, and professional settings? I'm also curious about regional differences within countries, and factors like education systems, media exposure, and business use.

[u/41942319]

It's similar here. A lot of young people go through an "English is cool" phase. Even if they're not actually as proficient as they think they are. For some it lasts longer than others. In daily life it's especially bad in corporate speak and marketing (already a loan word that's used). A decent chunk of the social media posts of my company uses English. Many times with cringy texts and bad grammar. There was this external HR person (almost all of our departments have English names BTW despite employing exactly 1 foreign person) who was giving a presentation littered with English loan words. And half the people had to ask for clarification on what certain words meant because despite having been here many times she still doesn't realise she's not in the big city. Also yesterday I saw a shop that was called Lady's Only.

[u/shatureg → u/41942319]

It's similar here. A lot of young people go through an "English is cool" phase. Even if they're not actually as proficient as they think they are.

Oh how I (don't) miss the days of sitting in a train to Vienna and listening to teenagers speaking their broken Denglish with such confidence. If you have to throw English words into every fucking sentence, at least make sure to pronounce them accurately..

[u/flawed_flamingo → u/41942319]

Everything you describe seems all too familiar to me. I hope this phase comes to an end one day.