Quote Originally Posted by mikecash
The premise has a huge flaw.

Starting off encounters by asking "日本語　わかりますか?" would be discriminatory. At the very least, it is certainly not the way I prefer my encounters to get started. I prefer that people just speak to me under the assumption that I do speak Japanese.
This preference has a huge flaw also. Of course anything the Japanese would do to help placate foreigners would be deemed discriminatory by some. Unless you look Asian, I doubt it very much if anyone would speak to you under the assumption that you do speak the language since so very few foreigners do. However, if we entered the "Twilight Zone", I'm sure that could be arranged and made a law in Japan. Therefore, all foreigners, regardless of whether the Japanese know if we can speak the language or not, would first be addressed under the assumption that they speak Japanese.

Maybe, in the "Twilight Zone" the Japanese could impliment a button system for all foreigners, lest the Japanese discriminate against us by first asking us if we understand Japanese. Hypothetically, some may still find this discriminatory also. Therefore, they will make it mandatory for EVERYONE, Japanese and foreigner alike, to wear a button of their choosing.

I'm fluent. (With a little flag of the country(ies) you are fluent in)

I speak SOME Japanese (English)

I speak no Japanese (English) at all.

I've already answered your 20 questions!

I am NOT from America!!

:let's get a drink and get to know one another (All Languages)

I'm single and available (International Language)

I'm gay (International Language)