text: Asian American living in Japan for a few years now. I like that I blend in ー no weird stares or people expecting me to be their free English tutor. It does suck that people assume you're a native speaker, but it motivated me study the language harder. Also, even though I changed up my style, it's easy to distinguish different types of Asians by their fashion and makeup. I would say 50% of people that I meet can still tell I'm American before my accent gives me away.