French was easier for me too . . . It's much more similar in structure to English. The other thing which is easier in the classroom (especially high school) is that it is so clear what you are supposed to be learning (memorizing) for each test - so it is very easy to be a top student without gaining much functional ability in the language.Originally Posted by kwatts59
But of course, I also met Russians who had studied English for years in school and couldn't speak that well - or who claimed they couldn't speak well, and refused to reveal how many many years they had been studying - for fear of embarassing themselves!