Non-natives: what do you think about English language?

Ah, a interesting thread. I'm learning English since I was, let me think, 11 years old and from that on around 9 years in school. At the beginning I wasn't really interested in but nowadays I have no problem to use it. I'd would say, I'm in advanced status but still far from nearly perfect. It's a bit funny, English grammar is, compared with German, relatively easy but I do have the most trouble with that. Pronunciation is okay and what vocabulary is concerned I wouldn't say I'm stupid but it's quite often that I have to look up a word if I write something. That sucks a bit.

My big problem is that I'm thinking too "German". I build a sentence in my mind in German, translate it step by step into English and then write it down. You can imagine how non-native some sentences look like I guess. Well, I hope there will be a change at sometime.

English is very useful but it has one point I don't like or I miss. In my opinion it's very "buddy-like". Don't get me wrong, with English you can wonderful swear () but it has only one form how to address someone: you.
In German we have two forms. "Du" for friends, relatives, and so on. And "Sie" for people, you want to show more respect like business partners, doctors, teachers and unknown persons in general. A bit differentiation had been nice.

How ya doing, buddy?