German is one of the national languages of Belgium, so obviously it is taught in secondary school. I didn't consider German to be a very appealing language, but I did look forward to learning something new. Unfortunately, the learning method of our teacher was not good, I think. We skipped the basic vocabulary, because German is similar to Dutch. So now I know that a "Radler" is a half-beer half-lemonade drink, but I do not know how to say "building" in German.
The language is also known and dreaded for its complicated inflected grammar. I remembered some aspects from my Latin classes, but the teacher left us in the dark about many grammatical aspects. For the exam, we could just use an inflection chart. After two years of German, my pronunciation had not advanced one bit and I wouldn't dare to use it in public.
It was really a pity and I even thought about taking German back up again in University, but eventually I chose English-Dutch and I haven't regretted it so far.
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