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I have watched one of the GitS movies in Japanese with sub-titles.
I had a problem telling the male and female voices apart. I think it might be due to unfamiliarity of the voice patterns.
I grew up near Spanish speakers. I took Spanish in high school. I took some Italian at university, major change meant I left there. So I only got part of a semester.
Which brings me to this thought. I have noticed that non-romance languages are difficult for me. I have tried another non-romance language, same difficulties. And I do want to learn.
I don't know, but it could be, my brain doesn't handle seeing non-romance language words, syllabry, etc. and connecting them with the sounds.
I did talk to someone at work who spent his childhood living in Hong Kong and he told me that Japanese, unlike Spanish, uses both hemisphers of the brain. He felt that was my problem.
No idea myself.
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