> no Japanese person would start a conversation with me in Japanese. It was always English Note that this is functionally equivalent to saying "the only people

> no Japanese person would start a conversation with me in Japanese. It was always English Note that this is functionally equivalent to saying "the only people who started conversations with me were people who wanted to practice their English", and that's probably closer to what was going on. Personally, my first few years in Japan people started English conversations with me all the time, but at some point it slowed and then stopped - I can't even remember when last it happened. Whether that's due to something about me changing, or a byproduct of the places I hang out, etc., I have no idea.