Accents

In Rome I experimented with simple Italian phrases. I was repeatedly told I had a great accent. ???????

My French accent sucks out loud, a former favourite expression of my daughter.

French people hearing me speak for the first time say, “You’re American aren’t you?”

The only Italian phrase book I could find was French/Italian which meant the pronunciation was French letter cued.

I am still trying to decide if the Italians were polite or if Italian is easier and I will find a language someday that I can speak well? I would like to think the later, and have a modicum of hope only because I didn’t hear them saying to others that they had a great accent. Or maybe I wasn't listening closely.