Hi, so I’m very young and this may change, but I wanna get started at learning a language anyway. I either wanna go to Germany, Austria, Poland, or Italy. According to the Wikipedia, I believe Italy speaks the least amount of English out of the 4.
However, which country would have what I’m looking for: rich culture (probably all), good writing inspiration, friendly people, cheap places but still good to live, good pay for jobs like teachers, and in need of English education. Also, not a lot of far-right, homophobic/Nazi groups (I’m a lesbian).
I really don’t know about English in Austria, Poland or Italy. My experience with English in Italy is 30 years ago, but it comes to: nobody speaks English, and very few people tries.
If you want an open minded population, you’re way better off going for a large city, than a specific country. Last time I was in Berlin I found what was described as an English language feminist queer bookstore. I doubt that you’d find that in a picture-esque Toscan town.
Be aware that you’ll need to have some formal training in English grammar and language theory, in order to teach in most cases. You can’t just drop in with a high school diploma and teach English.
Typical Berlin experience.
I actually was really surprised, when I went to Berlin, visited a bar and the person behind the bar didnt speak German, but only English.