Quote Originally Posted by a true arab
On last thing, English and Russian are easy to learn languages( millions of English and russian non- native speakers all over the world do not have Genius Minds,) and they worth doing so. Just begin andd think of the knowledge you will acquire by mastering these languages and the cultures you will be exposed to. By the way, Arabic is a language that when learned will inspire your imagination because it has mathematical grammar and the most beautiful calligraphy, the best phonetic system and thousands of descriptive and distinct words. ( Its my mother tongue !do not blame me)
No question Arabic has high credentials given the rich tradition of philosophers, historians, mathematicians, etc. that have written in the language. But, there again, so do a bunch of languages -- Greek, Latin, English, German . . .

Notice how all of these are languages associated with very powerful empires. That's not a coincidence. Those societies did not get ahead because of their languages (rather it is the other way around) . . anyway, I am getting off topic.

My point is this. Linguistics folks pretty much agree that ALL languages are equally "good" and "sophisticated". You can describe anything in any language with an equal level of sophisitication. Granted some languages may have more words in a particular area, which might make things easier (assuming the speakers know them), but that does not make them "better." The only exceptions to this are some pidgins and creoles, but a bunch of them have now grown up into full blown languages.

Also, of course, EVERY language is equally easy for a native speaker to learn to speak (notice I said speak). "Difficulty" in learning language only means difference between the langauge currently spoken and the target language. This can't be the first time someone has pointed that out on this forum.