My wife and I (both Americans) got married in Italy, have lived in Spain near her family and visited France to see friends we made when our children were in French school together here in the US. In numerous visits we have rarely met anyone in Italy, Spain or France who speaks English as well as my wife speaks their native language. A classic that never gets old for some reason is the reaction when she tells French people that it would be better for all of us to speak French rather than English.