Originally Posted by
jib71
A non-Japanese friend of mine was sitting on a park bench once. Quiet. Minding his own business. Never uttered a word. Someone sat down next to him and told him how good his Japanese was.
Originally Posted by
joejones
I just got this when I went in for a haircut today. The barber went on to ask me whether it's true that foreigners don't get stiff shoulders and don't need massages.

LOL, my former Japanese teacher once said to me , "When people no longer tell you that you are good at (insert blank), you are on the right path " ! So even after all those JLPT exams still a functioning illiterate !