How many English native speakers live in your town/area?

[Torsten]

Hi, do you have any idea as to how many native English speakers live in your town or area? Obviously, if you are from a country where English is the primary language most people around you will be English native speakers. But then again, there might be neighborhoods, especially in the US, where most people are Chinese or Spanish native speakers.

As for me, I live in Leipzig and I guesstimate that the number of English native speakers is between 300 and 500. I also think that about 65% are from the US and another 25% are from the UK. Out of all those English native speakers about 70% probably work as English teachers, most of them as part time free lancers. The majority of them have a university degree and some of them have a TEFL certificate.

So what do you think is the "native English speaker situation" in your area?

Thanks,
Torsten
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[SkiIucK]

Hey,

Inclining to zero, unfortunately.

[Ralf]

[Torsten]

[Torsten]

[SkiIucK]

[Ralf]

[Torsten]

So would you agree that most of the Leipzig native speakers are American?
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[Ralf]

[Torsten]

I think most of the English native speakers living in Germany have no trouble finding jobs as English speakers, translators, photographers or artists no matter what country they're from. On Wednesday I met Patrick, an American who worked for six years as a musician in Ireland before he moved to Germany. Do you happen to know him?
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[Ralf]

Yes, I do. Patrick is a very nice guy from Detroit. He works as a musician and English teacher here in Leipzig. Legend has it that he didn't have to pay for any drinks on his first night out in Dublin since a look at his passport made anyone stare at him in disbelief. His full name is as Irish as Butler's chocolate, and he'd never been to Ireland before. Having spent 6 years in Ireland, you can still here a hint of a Clare accent when he talks to you.
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[prezbucky]

In the Nashville are there is a decent percentage of Latinos, whose first language is Spanish.

There's also a large Kurdish population here -- largest of any city outside of Iraq, or so I've heard.