I can read 繁体 even if I never formally studied it. When I was in Taiwan, the people there told me they think it is easier for people who studied 简体 to read 繁体, but not vice versa. because Taiwan people learned 繁体 and they all have a very hard time to recognize 简体字!
应验了一句话,由简入奢易,由奢入简难~~~~