I would say it is probably the other way around. I found it trivial, yet I have spent a total of 5 weeks in an English speaking country. We are already used to

I would say it is probably the other way around. I found it trivial, yet I have spent a total of 5 weeks in an English speaking country. We are already used to deciphering English spelling,which is arbitrary at best. I found that I am usually better than my British colleagues at understanding broken English. I suspect it has a lot to do with how you listen to a language.