(Also, all countries are diverse, it's more about acknowledging the diversity that is already there)
I have an acquaintance from Finland who worked in Romania for a year, met a Dane there, lived in Denmark for a year and then they moved to Ireland. None of her moves was planned in advance, if you find a job abroad they sure won't wait while you learn the local language for a few months. (Obviously I agree that you should learn the language of the country you're hoping to move to) And we all know that classes are no guarantee of success.PeterMollenburg wrote:I really do feel that a condition of entry into any EU country (or in fact any country anywhere) for people intending to stay over ___ amount of time should be ___ amount of language study and this I feel should include people coming from other parts of the EU and those who will be working in a language other than the local language
This is what a relatively free market looks like.
Meanwhile I have a Russian friend who learned French since primary school and reached a high level, had to add English at some point (B1-B2?), later did some Korean and Dutch with private tutors. Her husband found a job in Germany and they lived there for a year until they moved to the Netherlands (as they had been planning from the beginning). She ended up with a pretty "useful" combination of languages but she's unemployed and didn't work in Germany either.
Re: the original topic, the same thing happens in Russia without any EU influence. Well, except I don't think the ppl in question speak English either.