Musashi wrote:

> At the expense of being redundant, 外国人 includes plenty of people
> from African and South American countries, who do not speak English.

While not necessarily redundant, very few North Americans can speak
English. FWIW I was trying to chat with a bloke from Newcastle earlier
this week, and discovered that I couldn't either. Geordie bastard.

-- 
"A large number of aliens have been applying themselves to studying in
various areas inclusive of studying Japanese" - Masuda Nobuya, Director
General, Immigration Bureau.