Learn French: Autant je suis censé adorer le snowboard, autant le golf me plaît. - As much as I am supposed to love snowboarding, so much does golf appeal to me.

The structure autant... autant... is used to show a strong parallel contrast, meaning 'as much as [A]..., so much [B]...'. It places equal weight on two contrasting facts. Both clauses after autant must use the indicative mood, which is why we see the normal present tense suis and plaît rather than subjunctive forms.

What does suis censé mean here, and does it change depending on who is speaking?

Être censé means 'to be supposed to' or 'to be expected to'. Because censé acts like an adjective, it must agree with the subject. Here, the speaker is male, so it is censé. If the speaker were female, it would be written as censée.

Why is it le golf me plaît instead of j'aime le golf?

While both mean you like golf, they are structured differently. Plaire literally means 'to please', so the sentence is built as 'golf pleases me'. The pronoun me is an indirect object receiving the action. Using plaire adds great variety to your French and sounds very natural when expressing tastes or hobbies.

Why do both snowboard and golf have the article le in this sentence?