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"In USA, how many hours by car do you need to find a local that doesn't speak your language?"

Zero. The janitors and the landscapers of the company don't speak much English. The baker at the ethnic grocery down the street doesn't speak English, but his daughter does.

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Depends on your definition of "a local" - I may have lived in a particular city for 30 years, doesn't make me "a local". In fact, I can think of places (I grew up in one) where being "a local" required multiple generations.

True. Local has a different define in a rural or stable area than it does in a rapidly growing area.

That's actually my point.

A lot of Europeans would answer, "I'd have to take the train (or the plane)," because they would think about the nearest country, not the nearest janitor.

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