Chris Kern wrote:

> "For a foreigner, even writing hiragana is amazing."
> 
> Gee, thanks.
> 
> And is it just me, or do some Japanese people have a mental block that
> prevents them from believing that a gaijin can read or write Japanese
> -- even if the ability is shown to them multiple times?

I once had a Japanese person tell me that I must have studied Chinese, 
because gaigin that learn Japanese can't learn kanji.

My mind boggled so hard I never have had it repaired properly.

KWW