Swedish is probably THE easiest language for an English mother tongue person to learn due to the many similarities and its simple grammar. German retains a lot of older and arcane grammar forms, along with article declension. It is not a practical language to learn, or else it would be the first choice of every school-age kid in the States
That having been said, it does have a certain logic to it, and can easily be gotten used to. A plus is the large number of friendly natives, one of whom was so beautiful she took my breath away the moment I laid eyes on her, and nearsighted enough not to blow me off the moment I expressed some (understatement of the year) interest.
My wife and I have always spoken German with each other since we met (now almost 43 years ago), and our children are fully bi-lingual, since we have always spoken to them in our own respective languages since they were born. My wife comes from an area of Germany where standard ("high"
German is not the first language of most of the locals, and so they speak German with a particular clarity and precision.
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