I did three years of French at school, but when I reach for even the basics these days, all I get is Korean.
Yes! Exactly how it is.

I'm a big fan of language exchanges.
It's a good idea! I hate anything that resembles teaching English conversation, so I haven't looked for exchanges per se, but I have a Chinese ex-colleague who very kindly gives me an hour of Chinese conversation over Zoom weekly.

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