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White guy in Japan. A lot of people will assume I don't speak any Japanese (=am a tourist). I've had it many times where after a transaction at a shop, the staff literally tells me "I'm so glad you spoke Japanese, I was so afraid when you walked up since I can't speak English"
Same boat. I'm yet to find a good response to that. On one hand, I want to be like "haha yea", but on the other hand, I want to be modest and not comment on it.. Which is just like an awkward silence. I usually just say something like "oh yea I used to live here" but even that feels like oversharing :p