Quote Originally Posted by Radaghast View Post
(Hello!)(Party)(Can I have it?)
What a nice and racist strawman argument. Isn't it nice that most non-native english speakers (Japanese included) don't speak like that?

That's culture? Pretty much interacted with people from all over and not absorbed this culture you speak of. Either way, I doubt the majority care about experiencing someone elses culture through a video game. They'd rather play.
Playing with people from other nation, doesn't prevent you from playing. It's not a matter of "rather".

Quote Originally Posted by gifthorse View Post
Yeah, by watching a lalafell perform a /cheer emote, I gain a nice insight into the nuances of middle eastern cultures.

Half the time I don't even know what countries people are from because all they do is talk about the same boring crap anyway. Everyone's the same, more or less. As far as it concerns an MMO, everyone is basically the same.

I'd rather interact with people with interesting personalities than with people whose personalities I can't understand due to language barriers.
Your personal experience don't a statistic make. I'd dare say that if your experiences are so dull, it's because you didn't try to get to know people yourself.