A Only a few people in Italy speak English, so it may be hard to communicate in hotels and attractions you visit.
B Italians don’t like tourists, so they will speak English only if you insist.
C In the writer’s opinion, it’s expected that you speak the native language fluently before you travel to any foreign country.
D Although you’ll probably be able to speak English in all tourist places in Italy, it’s considered polite to learn at least a few words in Italian.
E If you learned only greetings in Italian, you shouldn’t use them, because people will think you speak fluently and stop talking to you in English.