There are absolutely no similarities between Korean and English. Indeed, these two languages are worlds apart. So we, Koreans, have to learn English from scratch. All Korean students work long and hard to learn English, but many fail to become proficient. There are several reasons why English is difficult to master, as outlined below.
Over the past two centuries, Europe has become increasingly secular. Scholars in fact no longer talk of the Christian West when they speak of Modern Europe and North America, but of the Secular West.