Most Dutch people speak several languages. Our tiny country is right in the middle of Great Brittain, France and Germany, our economy is highly dependent of international trades and Dutch is really a common language abroad.
Apart from that the Dutch love to go on holidays to other countries, Austria, Switserland, Italy, Portugal and Spain are very popular.
Personally I speak English and French fluently and I'm quite capable of reading most European languages. Currently I'm involved in the development and marketing of translation software. Most details about these products can be found at the web site of Translation Experts