My interesting language anecdote is that I find it much easier to hear syllables in Chinese than in English; I have very sensitive hearing, but I can't distingu

My interesting language anecdote is that I find it much easier to hear syllables in Chinese than in English; I have very sensitive hearing, but I can't distinguish consonants very well. My first language is Enlish, and I'm a mediocre Chinese speaker, so it's not easier for me to understand whole sentences in Chinese, but I'm much less likely to lose a word. I've always assumed this is because more of the information is conveyed in long, tonal vowel sounds, rather than the comparatively short high-pass consonants, which is the reverse of English. Does anyone else have experience with this?