Observations From A Travelling English Speaker

In the elevator, the person next to the buttons asks me “Which floor?” 

In the grocery store, the shop assistant wants to know, “Do you have a club card?”

And at the restaurant, the hostess sees me walk in and says “Would you like to sit inside or outside?”

All this happened in English. 

I could have been a native Spanish speaker, a native French speaker, or a native Greek speaker.

But everyone goes straight to English.

I can’t imagine travelling without this language. 

Sunscreen… a hat… a sweater….

Accidentally leave those at home and you can buy a new one. 

But not English.