There is a strong ex pat community in Menorca..dinner parties, cocktail parties, Probus. Freemasons, Ladies luncheon club, but Mrs sqad and me have nothing to do with the British ex pats and socialising.After saying that, a dozen of us meet for breakfast, chat, laugh, ect but that is it for the day, although there is plenty of things to do.
We have tried to integrate and we can get by with the language, however you are quite correct, if you don´t speak the local lingo fluently, then conversation tends to be "intermittent" with many of the nuances lost.
The locals love to speak English as Menorca is a thriving holiday resort in the summer.This summer there has been less Brits, but more Spanish from the mainland.