V for Vendetta

[Andromeda18_]

Yes, the Spanish do suck at speaking English. It's so bad it hurts! I think that happens because they dub everything over there, while over here only cartoons are dubbed. Listening to and dealing with english from a very young age is, in my opinion, the best way to learn it well. My mom started teaching me english when I was very young, plus back then even cartoons weren't dubbed which I'm certain really helped. When at the age of 10 I began learning English at school I was like a sponge absorbing everything I was was taught. Then at 13 I enrolled in an English institute where I was taught the language by British teachers. I was already at an advanced level back then so after 3 years I was done with it. To tell you the truth I was bored out of my mind there but the good thing is I now have a Cambridge diploma. I can even be an English teacher if I want.
I also think being a Portuguese native speaker helps. Portuguese is, in terms of grammar, a very difficult language, plus it's very rich in sounds. It might not look like it but it really makes learning other languages easier, at least to me (particularly Japanese, I kid you not). There's this test (don't remember the name) that assesses how good non-native English speakers are at speaking the language and the Portuguese rank 5th or 6th, the Dutch are the best. When a Portuguese sets his/her mind on learning English he/she can be quite good at it, even if only a small percentage of the population actually speaks it (we have lots of old people over here).