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VeesMcGees posted...

I've dealt with tourists who travel from other countries and speak no English. They're usually a pain in the ass. Since I don't want to run everything through a translation, nor do I have the money to pay for a translator to accompany myself, I know that I would be a burden when I have to interact with people. Even the other language I know a little bit of, is likely not enough to navigate what I would need to navigate.
But then, I also have no concept of what an actual enjoying vacation would be like for point of reference either. I hate sightseeing and cannot divorce the idea of inserting oneself into a culture different from my own for pleasure as something that isn't predatory and callous.

Like, since I can't speak German, and I'm not goint to make that burden of any person in Germany. The same would apply to other countries.

You need to understand that a huge number of people, including German people, have English as a second language and are more competent with it than some native speakers.

I was in about a dozen countries last year. Theres no way Im learning the languages of all of them.