"James Silverton" > wrote in message =
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> "Musashi" > wrote in message=20
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> I was refering to some high-end places where I get greeted at the=20
> entrance in Japanese,
> if I pass the counter the Itamae may say irrashaimase, then when I=20
> start to order
> the server doesn't speak Japanese. Sounds like a strange scenario=20
> doesn't it?
> Try Hatsuana in New York City for lunch sometime.
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> All the sushi restaurants that I eat in around here greet me in=20
> Japanese, at least that's what I think they are doing (g), as does the =

> chef when I leave. It is accompanied by mutual nodding and I find it=20
> quaint and pleasant but I speak no Japanese and, sitting at a table in =

> the US, I expect the waitresses to adequately understand my English if =

> the restaurant expects me to return. I have generally found that the=20
> waitresses seem to understand Japanese-looking customers but that=20
> doesn't matter to me.
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Yes, that is basically "normal" and expected.