Then, I started watching shows/movies I had seen in English, but now in Spanish. Think Friends, The Office, Futurama etc. The more familiar you are with it, the easier it will be.
People rarely speak formal Spanish how they teach in courses/books. Better to learn how colloquial Spanish is spoken, and for that, you need to consume as much "audio" as you can. For example, a lot of people shorten "por favor" to "porfa".
I don't think people are, but the major factor is cost here - both in money and time. Getting a maid, a nanny, a dog walker, paying extra for delivery, paying for apps, more expensive automation products (e.g., hue) etc. etc.
All of this costs money, and a lot of time to research & test. Not everyone has that.
Give the sample a try on their website. It's just a 5min excerpt. Trust me, it's not like audiobooks where a robot or one person is just talking. This is a full on production with voice actors, special effects and all. If you still don't like after that, then I will agree with you :)
Great author and books. Reads much like Hemingway. People in Germany were pissed about the conditions imposed by the loss of WWI and the effects of it. Hitler promised to overturn what a lot of people felt was unjust. A lot of emotion, especially anger, echoed what a lot of people must have felt at the time. If you're in a tunnel, and someone shines a light, you follow it.
Yep, when I started I used a combination of:
Then, I started watching shows/movies I had seen in English, but now in Spanish. Think Friends, The Office, Futurama etc. The more familiar you are with it, the easier it will be.
People rarely speak formal Spanish how they teach in courses/books. Better to learn how colloquial Spanish is spoken, and for that, you need to consume as much "audio" as you can. For example, a lot of people shorten "por favor" to "porfa".