I'm a 20-year old Romanian guy and would like to study one of these languages, but I'm still on the fence.
German:
+ is an European language, and I live in the EU
+ I really like how it sounds
+ is also spoken in Belgium, Switzerland and Austria
+ has AWESOME music
+ fairly interesting culture
+ Bundesliga!
- the grammar is annoying to learn (have dashed into German before)
- some compound words can be frustrating
- some Germans don't see Romania in a good light, for reasons I won't mention
Mandarin:
+ lately I'm falling in love with Far Asian culture and history (and even the pop culture from there)
+ leaves an open door for Korean and Japanese
+ also sounds pretty cool
+ grammar is easy
+ you really have the sense of an accomplishment
+ is spoken by over one billion people
- the writing/reading system is frustrating, to say the least
- tones can get in the way, but there are many European languages that are harder to pronounce for me (Polish, French...)
- China is just starting to spread its influence over the EU
Based on these info, which one should I go for? I'm slightly leaning towards Chinese but I wanna know your opinions as well :)
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