I'm a Roma, born in East Germany, live in Amsterdam (Holland). That's why I haven't got a clue about the whole American version/Japanese version discussion. No game console ever got released where I grew up. I have to catch up with most FFs using emulators and roms.
*breaks the law and doesn't care*
The sound of FFIII is better than the previous two games, that's true. And I love the humour (Bards who sing so bad, it scares monsters).
Man, you almost convinced me, kupo!