For our Japanese readers : Things you should not say to Westerners

[A ke bono kane kotto]

I suppose how many times / how often you are asked these things certainly depends on how many people you meet or are introduced to formally, and then associate with informally.

What do you mean by formally and informally ? I am not familiar with the concept. Does being introduced to someone formally mean that someone you know introduced you to someone else and explained your "background" ? I can imagine that strangers, like shopkeepers, are informal relations. But what about workmates, friends who were introduced by other friends, etc. ? I cannot see clearly where you draw the line between formal and informal.

Do you expect to be asked more of these questions by formal or informal relations ?

Honestly, there are questions like this that I'm sure people who are new to America.
"Do you need help making change/with directions/finding something local/with language?" these all seem like international questions to me.

These are practical questions that people ask everywhere. I think that the author of this topic meant culturally biased questions or reactions.

Japan only has more specialized ones (chopstick, natto, reading/writing japanese) because they are unique culturally.

Chopsticks are more Chinese than Japanese to me.