I started doing Chinese on duolingo and other apps after my third or fourth Cdrama, it is not an easy language for an English speaker, but I do find it interesting. I will never get to the point of not needing subs, but I now can pick up a few things here and there.

There's so much that's culturally different, like when the ride horses the 'lets go' and 'stop' noises people make is not what I'd expected after seeing Old West set things, they use entirely different words/sounds.