While in The Hague, I was surprised just how many signs were in English. I suppose it makes sense given that English is considered the go-to international language and there are so many foreign politicians that regularly visit The Hague, but it was just weird being in a foreign country of another language and being able to read and understand damned near everything without having any real knowledge of the language.

When we went to Leeuwarden it was considerably rarer to find signs in English, but there were still quite a few outside bars etc, and the menus in restaurants still had English alongside Dutch. The daily specials were in Dutch only, though.

It feels a lot more like you're traveling when you visit a place that doesn't cater to your language so much.