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This is not true. How many people in japan and germany and france speak english? It is by no means a small percentage of the population. In south america and in mexico the percentage is much smaller, but among educated people it is still substantial. Either way, if watching poker were to become popular in south america and mexico, someone is going to write or translate poker books into spanish anyways.


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I don't disagree with the fact that many people speak/know English as a second language...but many people believe, esp. Americans, overestimate the percentage of people that know English. I believe the actual estimate is around 15-20% including native language speakers. (As an aside, I think it's a popular belief that English as a whole will decline.)

FWIW, I was refering to lesser developed nations, not the countries that you mentioned.