Jerricho:
English is the common demoninator of languages if you will world wide
By the definition of "common denominator",this would be Esperanto!
After having,long ago and under a different pseudo worked for ,fought for-and got censored by Danny in the process- using english phraseology at CDG,I have come to the conclusion that the French will use English R/T procedures at exactly the same time the Brits will give the £ up across the Manche and join the €.