Which is better, Chinese or Spanish?

You've been searching the internet for day after desperate day, trying to satisfy your urge to know: which language is better for me to learn, Spanish or Chinese? For the love of God which is it, man?!

Well, I'll tell you. Here are some things to consider:

For an English speaker, Spanish is far easier to learn than Chinese.

Any language that requires the student to learn a new alphabet (like Greek, Russian or Chinese) is going to be that much more of a complex, foreign, and difficult undertaking.

Furthermore, whereas Chinese is from an utterly foreign family of languages, a Romance language like Spanish is a descendant of Latin. English is a language rich in words with Latin roots, and so therefore contains many words that look very similar to their Spanish counterparts, and share the same meanings, too. This is another component of the Spanish language which makes it far simpler to learn than Chinese.

There is another side to this coin, however. Languages like Chinese can be learned if you're willing to make the effort, and once you've acquired the language, it can be a lot more valuable in the business world. If you can speak Chinese, you've acquired a valuable skill that will make countless opportunities available to you, ranging from Business Law to International Relations.

The bottom line is that you have to decide which language you really want to learn. As long as you have a real desire to learn a language, whether it be Spanish or Chinese, you have what it takes to make the necessary efforts and achieve your goal!