It is generally accepted wisdom that the reason why Scandinavians tend to be better English speakers than Germans is that they use subtitles for foreign-language film and TV whereas Germans dub everything.
So Scandinavians got a lot of language immersion because their languages had too few speakers to make dubbing economically viable.
It is generally accepted wisdom that the reason why Scandinavians tend to be better English speakers than Germans is that they use subtitles for foreign-language film and TV whereas Germans dub everything.
So Scandinavians got a lot of language immersion because their languages had too few speakers to make dubbing economically viable.