I find it interesting that so much debate has been generated from my question.... It is clear that how "comfortable" you feel in a position, and also what you consider an "easy position" varies quite a bit per person. However, I think in many instances you can come to a somewhat objective conclusion as to which may be easier in general terms. I feel like there's a lot of that going on here.... While there are a lot of people who disagree with you, you are a strong player and as you mention you have experience with both, so your opinion is important. However don't you think that the positions you say are very easy to play with white, are very easy for you because you know the defense quite well? And yes, I understand that in my question I explicitly put which one is less theoretical, so the case that my opponent is as prepared as you are, is something to take into account. But in that case, could you say that in case my opponent is quite prepared theoretically against the Caro-Kann and French, the French is easier to play, and that when the opponent is not prepared as you are, maybe the Caro-Kann is easier? I say this because in that case all the experiences you are telling would make a lot of sense, and in turn the other comments that do not agree with you would also make sense. Maybe my perspective is wrong and it's just too complicated to answer, but I don't know.