Sapperkenno, no need to be quite so touchy ... I think Alpha Male's point is quite valid. He is not actually saying that FAA is easy-peasy BUT, that if you have already studied for one authority's exams, studying for another auhtority's exams will be easier because you've already learned half the stuff. Air Law and Ops may change but PoF will be the same whereever.
By anecdote, I believe the SA exams are more akin to JAA rather than FAA.
Cheers
Whirls