The factor which deters foreigners from learning Mandarin is that they think it's hard because of how they speak. Think it this way, Chinese thought the same way when they were thinking to start picking up English. You don't have to follow their slang to speak Mandarin.
Don't get beaten by silly replies, they said it's hard because it has a lot of words/alphabets while English only has 24 alphabets, but if we do really compare them, English has present tense, past tense, past participle and so on but Mandarin do not have it. Ask yourself, which language is simple or easy enough to get it spoken within days?
I suggest if you wish to learn Mandarin, start picking up from hearing songs, you will eventually recognize the lyrics and how they sound.
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