Well, I put hours and hours into French in high school (at times, with serious effort) with very little result. My grades for French were awful. Spanish with D

Well, I put hours and hours into French in high school (at times, with serious effort) with very little result. My grades for French were awful. Spanish with Duolingo, was at least pleasant. If I watch a series like La Casa de Papel or Orange Is The New Black I understand some words (more than something in French). How would it have been vice versa for me? I will never know.