Joey Speaks French. Or Not.

I had a good laugh watching Joey to learn French at this Friend episode:

He's born with one trait that most language learners would die to have: completely lack of shyness and feel for embarrassment. This should be his biggest advantage. But, as Phoebe madly found out, Joey's ears tune out anything that's not familiar to him. It's balanced out his advantage. He ended up like a moron.

For someone who is born with a pair of ears that's completely insensitive to the tune and rhythm, learning a new language could be a painful struggle.