Uhhh, c’mon, not even close. You are totally tripping. Well, let me qualify. You are totally wrong if you’re talking about Americans learning Chinese versus Latin based languages. Latin based languages or Germanic languages should be easier for Americans because we share so much vocabulary and language structures and…

English has been compulsory since the British invaded

Blade Runner they speak Japanese, not Chinese. Firefly has Chinese aphorisms and slang sprinkled throughout