And I can't roll my Rs no matter how much I try!
I haven't had much time to study one language in this second case Japanese; but I heard intonations that to me, sounded a bit more like, for lack of a better example; a bird call to me.
I'd be careful to read more into what maybe someone has said.
I do have some experience studying these foreign languages. I'd hope with what you said, you would too.
I do.