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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

A huge part of the problem is also that (thanks to Empire!) many coming from Syria will already speak functional English, but are highly unlikely to know any other major European language. I can completely understand why they would be trying to get to countries where they will actually be able to function / find work / have any idea of what is going on around them.

This is an issue that native English speakers will never truly encounter in the world. No matter where you go in the world, you'll have easy access to English translations or be able to quickly find someone who speaks your language.

An awful lot of the arab and african countries speak fluent french, yet they are all busy trying to get out of there and in to the uk