I lived in Belgium for almost eight years. I tried to learn French, many times over. But it is a language that goes in one ear and out the other for me. Howeve

I lived in Belgium for almost eight years. I tried to learn French, many times over. But it is a language that goes in one ear and out the other for me. However, in those nearly eight years, my wife and I visited Italy at least three or four times, for a total of maybe three weeks. I swear to $DEITY that I learned and used more Italian in those three weeks than I did French for the entire time I lived in Belgium. For me, there are just some languages that are harder than others, and are unlikely to ever stick. But maybe that’s just me.