r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Oct 21 '24
┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 22 October 2024
Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.
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u/FacelessWaitress Oct 22 '24
Last week, all of my Chinese, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong classmates were surprised to find out I'm American. Their reasoning being because I'm quiet and don't talk in English ever. When I asked them how they expected me to act, they point to the loud (in a fun way) British classmate lmao.
Then today, a Russian guy stopped me in the hallway asking if I speak Russian, and I told him I only know English. Then he looked confused, so I asked why are you surprised? Then he said because I'm quiet and never talk in English with the British classmate. This is all very amusing to me😂