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Originally Posted by Nagoyankee
In my rather long life as a Japanese-speaker, I don't think that I have ever said or heard another Japanese say "Watashi wa (name) desu." That just sounds plain 'foreign' to me.
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As student who recently returned from a short stay in Tokyo said that in my Nihongo class the first week of class. We knew from the look on sensai's face that she did not consider it appropriate. She didn't correct him, but went on to remind us that she was teaching us a level of formality to use with strangers and in business dealings.