Assumptions that gaijin cannot speak Japanese (at all)

[Gaijinian]

What do we have here?
From Glenn's post,
外国人
２）日本の国籍をもたない者。
Maybe I was not so far off?
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I think since non-Japanese cannot speak Japanese (as far as they are concerned; which is probably not too far...), the speaker is implied to be Japanese, and the 仲間 refers to the speaker of The Japanese language(=The Japanese people). Same general idea for "gaikai."

[Elizabeth]

What do we have here?
From Glenn's post,
外国人
２）日本の国籍をもたない者。
Maybe I was not so far off?

It really does totally depend on the situation and context. If I were with a Japanese person who referred to me as "gaijin" as a reason I couldn't speak Japanese, that is the obvious usage. If I were with them in a neutral European third-country and my "gaijin" status is a reflection of my not being familar with local customs, obviously it has nothing to do with being Japanese and applies equally to the both of us as well as, from our perspectives, the nationals of that country for not being American or Japanese. At least that is the logical extrapolation from the English understanding of a 'foreigner.'　

The most interesting question is what circumstances a Japanese person would use giajin or gaikokujin in relation to themselves.

外人は『よそ者』というような感じを持っているので具 体的に
国籍を表す言葉を使うほうが無難ですね。