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		yetihehe 20 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU must become a 'genuine federation' to avoid dei... I tried to learn Mandarin and it's really hard! That's coming from someone who is able to say Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz without a problem.

ryoshoe 20 days ago [–]

I feel the perceived difficulty varies from person to person. Personally I found Mandarin much easier to pick up than German or Spanish, since you don't have to worry about conjugation.

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