+1 to Illusionist for trying. That's very sweet of you, we appreciate it, thank you.

I don't think anyone of this thread would ever expect the Japanese to speak English to us. That's not where the frustration lies. The frustration lies in being ignored when we use auto-translator. It's kind of strange since the auto-translator at least appears in proper Japanese yet it is ignored as much as romaji.

I wish we could at least spread some form of common manners among all players regardless of their language. I hate it when English people ignore me too. Even a simple {I'm sorry.} would suffice. Something to prove that whatever it is I just said was at least read and validated as being worthy enough to get a response.

On the other side of the coin, Illusionist, I generally dislike playing with English speakers who say "English only" as well. It shows a lack of consideration.

I'll never forget the party I had in moon as bard. It was really early in the morning, about 7 AM here (so Japanese midnight) and I got invited to a Japanese party. I didn't mind since I could understand enough hiragana and katakana to get a basic gist of what was going on. But when I was invited, there was a bit of a chat going on between two of the members. The leader was asking if we should invite a "gaijin" whitemage, to which the other party member began to laugh and respond with, "no, 'gaijin' are idiots. They're terrible." Naturally I informed them then that I was a 'gaijin' and wouldn't be afraid to leave due to being 'inferior'. Quickly they began to apologize as they didn't want to lose a bard. -smirk-

I think instances like that have permanently tainted my view of the Japanese player base. I'm still sore about being ignored because I cannot speak back. I am angry that it is technically against the rules for me to speak with that part of the player base. But, I have made lots of Japanese friends that I will never forget. And I know that not all Japanese people hate us. I'm always willing to accept everyone and give them a try.