I often reply under Japanese posts, and I always assume users will use a translator as I do, but maybe in the context of a Japanese instance or conversation this may look rude?

  • quickenparalysespunk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    YouTuber Takashii just uploaded a video of street interviews in Japan on the topic of what tourists should/shouldn’t do in Japan.

    https://youtu.be/fXV89VQ5dJQ

    at least one person said that in Japan, foreigners should try to speak Japanese. some people might see a Japanese thread instance as a little piece of Japan. especially since English language education there is not on a high level.

    and monolinguals outside the Anglosphere do sometimes complain that their languages are being replaced/invaded by English.

    that said, i think fediverse users (if that’s where you’ve been replying) are less xenophobic than general population.

    just remember that in Japan if one wants to complain about another’s behavior, it’s common to go to one’s home turf or filter bubble to do so rather than speaking to the offender directly.