Quote Originally Posted by Zumi View Post
The problem OP is you are on a JP server not a legacy server. On Sargatanas there is nothing but English groups in party finder like 30+ at prime time, and English speakers in duty finder. It makes sense that JP players want to play with people who can speak their language in a game where communication is important. A lot of people have a hard time when everyone speaks the same language.
Based on what I saw from day one in FFXI and have continued to see and hear in XIV, I have to disagree with this. Don't get me wrong, I've played with lots of non-xenophobic JPs and was even part of a JP LS for a while in XI despite not speaking a lick of Japanese myself, but the root of the JP only problem isn't a matter of language it's a matter of race. This is why you see "JP ONLY" on even the simplest fights with no communication whatsoever. In contrast, I have not once, in over a decade since FFXI was released, ever seen an "ENGLISH ONLY" group and I have never seen a JP booted from a party for not speaking any English.