I am taking two language classes at this time, Spanish and French. The Spanish class is an advanced one and I have been conversant in Spanish for years. In the past I have studied other languages such as Hebrew, Russian and German. But I am finding French very frustrating. The spelling is very strange and the language adds additional letters for little or no reasons. And then there's the minor annoyance of the special letters. 
In contrast the pronunciation drops as many letters as possible and even more than enough which makes the words indistinct. This squishes syllables together across word boundaries making it harder to decipher. It also frequently uses nasal vowels. Most people find this endearing or attractive. I don't. It irritates me. It sounds like French speakers are swallowing their words. I want to learn the language and I am planning to travel to French speaking countries. But I just wanted to rant and get this off my chest.
In contrast the pronunciation drops as many letters as possible and even more than enough which makes the words indistinct. This squishes syllables together across word boundaries making it harder to decipher. It also frequently uses nasal vowels. Most people find this endearing or attractive. I don't. It irritates me. It sounds like French speakers are swallowing their words. I want to learn the language and I am planning to travel to French speaking countries. But I just wanted to rant and get this off my chest.
