I would have to say that the FAA licence was the easiest set of exams that I have ever done. I have licences in a few countries UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and the good old USA.
When I did the A&P licence I flew from Singapore to LA read some books on the flight went to the hotel walked down to the exam centre sat 2 exams and passed. I then went back in the morning for the 3rd, passed that one and had a practical the next morning, flying back to Singapore with the temp certificate in hand in the early evening after the practical.
I will admit that I had wooden/fabric aircraft experience as well as composite, avionics, piston and turbine engine coupled with large and small airframe experience. I had also been instructing on some large aircraft types over the few years before doing my A&P, so I may have been more current on theory than some, and I did find it very straight forward both in the exams and the practical areas.
So don't let anyone try to put you off or make you think that it is difficult just prepare yourself fully and most importantly during the exams RTFQ.................. READ THE F*#KING QUESTIONS and you will have very few issues with the exams.
Oh, BTW I work within the FAA system and have done for the last 7 years, I find it less restrictive and on the whole the people I work with are pretty good at wrenching, so no one should run people down based on the qualifications they have.