why is it easier for me to learn Russian, Mandarin, or Farsi then it is to learn French, Spanish and Italian?

I am having difficulty with French in College. Yet i am learning Russian, Mandarin and Farsi easily from language exchange partners. I come from an English speaking family. I listen to music on youtube in Russian, Farsi and Turkish. I watch Movies in Mandarin, Japanese, and Hindi. I am currently …

if you see a person struggling to learn a language, do you say "yay! you're trying" or "stupid, try harder"?

I have been learning Spanish for 3 years, and I am okay at it. I’ve been learning Mandarin Chinese for 1 year, and am actually doing pretty good at that, but I am nowhere near fluent for either. If I tried to talk to a person who speaks Spanish/Mandarin, would …