I encountered English for the first time when I was in junior high. Looking back on those days, the alphabet whetted my appetite for the language to some degree.
But if I had to say, I didn't want to learn it because the grammar was all Greek to me.
On top of that, I was not an earnest student, so always got an F in English tests.
At that time, I was forced to study English because it was a required subject for entering sinior high and university.

to be continued. ....