Quote Originally Posted by FrustratedDave View Post
Can no one take these comments for what they are, instead of reading so deep into them and assume that the other party is showing extreme ignorance on his/her part?
I think comments like the ones described in this thread are often taken the wrong way, but there are some that can't be seen any other way than displaying either (a) a considerable degree of ignorance, or (b) a very patronizing manner, such as お箸使えるの？すご〜〜〜い！ when nearly every civilized person in the world can use chopsticks, or うわ� � 。日本語上手！from a new acquaintance, when all you've uttered is はじめまして.