there are many Italians who live in the Piemonte or Lombardy area that either work for German companies or commute to Austria or Switzerland. Maybe you didn’t realize, but the north of Italy is full of German manufacturing.
To indulgence further in your ignorance, besides German speaking countries as Switzerland and Austria, there are many Dutch, Luxembourg,Belgian, Polish and Scandinavians that do speak German.
Maybe odd for you, but a large portion of the European citizens speak more than English as a second tongue.
Last edited by FR9999; 20th Apr 2021 at 22:22.