EU and languages - myth and reality

EU and languages - myth and reality

We would like to do a survey in the United Kingdom to find out how many Remainers speak any other language apart from English. We would also like to know how many of those supporting Remain have ever traveled to/lived in in any other EU country apart from Britain. We would also like to know how many are aware of national politics in EU countries. Jumping around waving an EU flag doesn't make you a real EU citizen, capable of interacting with millions of people who don't live in the UK, speak a language that you do not know/understand and that have cultural values that can be quite different from your own values. You can pass laws about freedom of movement but if you don't have what it takes to function in a society that speaks a different language and has different values, you will be forever an outsider. Perhaps we can start by talking to those standing near the Houses of Parliament waving EU flags or we can deal with journalists and mass media to see how fit they are to call themselves EU citizens.