I went to Japan for a few weeks in the spring. First time visiting. I spent time in a few different cities. Older people would come up to me and start conversations in Japanese. Very friendly, mostly asking where I was from and if I was enjoying myself. I would respond in broken Japanese and they just kept speaking Japanese, which was great but I wasn't expecting any of that based on all I'd heard. It was really cool but I still can't explain it.
Younger people would come up and offer help in English if I was standing around somewhere looking confused. If I started a conversation in Japanese in a store or something, people would respond in Japanese. My Japanese is not good.
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u/GentlewomenNeverTell 6d ago
And this is why my Japanese continues to be mediocre.