I hate cockroach. English newspaper is difficult to read. Japanese people like thing which comes from foreign country. When we talk about things in general, we usually use the plural with count nouns. I hate cockroaches .
English newspapers are difficult to read.
Japanese people like things which come from foreign countries. Problems with articles. We nearly always put 'a' or 'the' before singular countable nouns. We put 'a' before a singular countable noun when it is mentioned for the first time, and the listener does not know the particular thing or person we are referring to. I want to buy a car.