Dave Smith wrote:

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From my experiences, Belgium and Italy were the only places where it
was hard to get service in English.

Do you recall which part of Belgium? I would be really shocked with any
problems in the Flemish speaking part, based on recent experiences.
Brussels too, but I don't think I've travelled in the Francophone areas.

D

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