Quote Originally Posted by Omecle
I think you need to understand that Japan is still very racist (generalized statement, but oh well), and a lot of them won't talk to you in english because they think you are scum. It's the harsh reality.
I know, I was just trying to keep that stuff out of this discussion

Quote Originally Posted by Omecle
Quote Originally Posted by Mirage
I'm not talking about the business world.
It does not matter, it is still known to be a very popular international language.
Okay, not going to deny that, because I don't know.
I just know I know of a lot more countries that teach English as the main secondary language than Mandarin. I'm guessing Mandarin is popular in the business world because very many in the west do business with the Chinese. I don't think it's the same for Average Joe though.