> Found an American? I've never even set foot in the Western Hemisphere, try again. > It's not what IPA is simple (it's not hard for sure), it's what 99% of A

> Found an American? I've never even set foot in the Western Hemisphere, try again. > It's not what IPA is simple (it's not hard for sure), it's what 99% of Americans never even had a chance to at least learn what it is. How does that compare to say China, Brazil or India? > Most of the time when you learn some other language the pronunciation is given in IPA. I have native-level proficiency in 3 languages, all of which use entirely different writing systems. I also studied French in highschool. Guess what I was never taught?