[quote=Savato] Never got off the English language. As a student working with many linguists and people from different continents, I have to agree that for Europeans and people who mostly speak latin-based languages, Asian languages are generally considered hard to learn. It also appears that they have a hard time with Latin and Saxon languages from Europe. Many African languages have generally an easier go with other languages, even Chinese (which is essentially Japanese but with different sentence building and pronunciation.). From what I could understand, grammar in French is notorious for how irritating it can be for non-natives of the French tongue. But that can also depend on the individual I suppose. I personally find French's grammar difficult even though I pretty much master it, compared to English for instance. You seem to know quite a lot of languages, that must be useful in your every day life and career. Do you get to use your linguistic talents in your everyday life or is it more of a hobby for you? [/quote] you and whirl were talking French for a little while and I want to use for my work but I cant so... I general I use it in everyday live and you can see it as a hobby, mostly the Japanese, I want to go to Japan once before I would die ^^