well, about the complexity of the american and british english:
i'm learning english, i am brazilian. I can say that the british english is much more difficult if spoken fast (i mean even at the same speed as american is spoken). British english is very "heavy".
Well, I think it may also change depending on your mother language.. I mean I am brazilian, and for any native portuguese speaker, it is really easy to understand at least 30% of Spanish and Italian, even if this person has never studied both languages.
i'm learning english, i am brazilian. I can say that the british english is much more difficult if spoken fast (i mean even at the same speed as american is spoken). British english is very "heavy".
Well, I think it may also change depending on your mother language.. I mean I am brazilian, and for any native portuguese speaker, it is really easy to understand at least 30% of Spanish and Italian, even if this person has never studied both languages.