[TerenceLau]

I see and I agree. I am from Hong Kong and I speak Cantonese fluently. I hardly ever use it at my job unless the other party is helpless in English. I hold the same mentality toward using Japanese as well. It's just that my "survival Japanese" is quite limited. Haha.

On the other hand, my managers who only know English, push me really hard to use my Japanese in building connections with each Japanese customer. I always have a difficult time explaining myself in that regard. In a way, it sounds like an excuse to not do something.