Do you English-talking people ...

[Tender Branson]

have problems too when reading this ?

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[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Not really, though I've had a few occasional trouble spots as I've read that. Societal conditioning and whatnot.

[dead0man]

I didn't read it all, but no, not really hard to read.

[minionofmidas]

Ooh, I read this in a textbook ten years ago!

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Nah, it's not too hard. If anything, the challenging spots arose when I just flat-out didn't know the words. Which is embarrassing, considering English is my first language. But whatever.

[freefair]

Not dfifficult, but It caused to be realise how difficult English must be to learn as a second language.

[memphis]

Do you have trouble with German's irregular plurals, adjective endings, and three genders? Those were the hardest points for me when I studied your language. Well, what I studied is not really what you guys speak in Austria, but you know what I mean

[Lief 🗽]

Yes, because it's much too long and not very interesting.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Nah, it's not too hard. If anything, the challenging spots arose when I just flat-out didn't know the words. Which is embarrassing, considering English is my first language. But whatever.

This.

English can be so much fun.

[Ban my account ffs!]

Do you have trouble with German's irregular plurals, adjective endings, and three genders? Those were the hardest points for me when I studied your language. Well, what I studied is not really what you guys speak in Austria, but you know what I mean

Of course he doesn't.  Deutsch ist sehr logisch.

[Donerail]

Nah, it's not too hard. If anything, the challenging spots arose when I just flat-out didn't know the words. Which is embarrassing, considering English is my first language. But whatever.

Yes, because it's much too long and not very interesting.

Both of these.

[Vosem]

Ðə Iŋliſ læŋwidj nïdz rdjent rïform. Hawevr, ðis wəz nåt tu difiklt tu rïd.      

EDIT: Ay æksidentəlï left awt ðə letr 'd' in ðə wrd 'rdjent'.   

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

No, but I got bored like 1/3 down.

[Platypus]

I first saw this about ten years ago, love it.

Made a voice recording, but it's just on my phone so the quality isn't ideal. Still, happy to email it to anyone who may want it. You'll need VLC to play it though.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Some of those couplets depend on the local dialect

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There are some dialects in which aunt rhymes with haunt and not grant, tho not in mine.

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And while fury does not sound like bury, (tho it does sound like -bury), query definitely rhymes with very in my dialect.

Indeed, it's the dialects that do in any serious effort at spelling reform.  But in a couple of centuries it might be possible once we all speak English like the Indians do.

[Lief 🗽]

Why would we speak English with an Indian accent in a couple centuries??

[Northeast Rep Snowball]

Why would we speak English with an Indian accent in a couple centuries??

Why not! but at the same time, this is just pointing out things with the same suffix that don't rhyme in his dialect, its essentially a list, quite boring.

[Wake Me Up When The Hard Border Ends]

I had no trouble comprehending the poem, although I am a native English speaker. It's poems like that that make you realize how difficult English is for a non-native speaker.

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Also, some of it can be cut out if you use American English, like the one comparing "devour" and "clamour".

[Northeast Rep Snowball]

Still its awkward with "Make your head with heat grow dizzy."

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Also, some of it can be cut out if you use American English, like the one comparing "devour" and "clamour".

True.  It's definitely seems to be intended to be read by someone who speaks with Received Pronunciation, like opebo does.

[politicallefty]

I agree with True Federalist's points. There are too many places where the rhyming depends strictly on dialect/accent. Personally, I pronounce aunt the same as ant. As for other pronunciations, I'd rather not pick and choose my differences here.