It is an Interesting point that France is not even in the first 25 countries in English Proficiency. It is one of our advantages to speak the language but wherever you are planning to invest, we will also assist you with the strong French local regional indetities. You don’t deal with someone in Paris like you would with someone in Dordogne. Also, thanks to the “French foreign office” years of our founder, we understand our clients’ cultural references and we assist them to approach their French investments with the key elements ensuring they will enjoy their stay. Finally, we have to remind very often to some of our providers where the client “is coming from” regarding certain requests and we are not talking about the country of origin here. There is more to property than “location, location, location” and we are really proud to enable people to connect and understand each other besides just successful managed property deals. Here for you. #frenchpropertyconsulting #culture #communication #Frenchrealestate
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In my work as a cross-cultural consultant I often find that (foreign) language skills can be a major obstacle for efficient and successful collaboration in multicultural teams. Since English is the lingua franca in most global business dealings, the English Proficiency Index (published by EF Education First) can serve as a predictive indicator for cross-border success. According to the EF report, there are only low to moderate EPI scores in many of the global industries our company has been serving in the last 16 years – e.g. chemicals, manufacturing, automotive, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals. This often affects the cultural competency in these industries. There is still lots of room for improvement. The countries with the highest English language skills traditionally have been the Netherlands and Scandinavia, with the German-speaking lands not far behind. These results can be expected since Dutch, Danish, German, Swedish, and Norwegian are the closest linguistic relatives to English. Singapore also has a top EPI spot (one of the official languages there is English; 28% of the population are expats), as does South Africa, where English is one of the 12 official languages. Which of the EPI scores stand out to you?