lazrowp wrote:
> Geoff wrote:
>
> When
>
>>I order in Japanese I get a strange look. Zenbu hankokujin desu.
>
> "kankokujin" desho?
>

Hai, so desu. Thanks. My primary Asian language is Chinese (Mandarin han
guo ren, Cantonese Hon gwok yan) and my Japanese is rusty. Sometimes I
forget the correct Chinese to onyomi mapping.

No mistaking the "all-you-can-eat" or "two-for-one" signs and thick
artless cutting at some of those places, though.

Must add my remark was limited to my first-hand experience of 4-5 places
in my area, so not intended to express a generalization or disparage any
particular group.