Because I’m Asian and I can remember like at least 10 instances where people in the US (Including Both White and Black people) would assume I don’t speak English before I had a chance to talk. I’ve lived in this country since 8, I speak on a native level. I wonder if there is just a subconcious “perpetual foreigner” stereotype engrained into people.
Because I sometimes feel uncomfortable. Like it just feels very awkward after I get asked that, then I speak English perfectly lol.
As an American, not usually. Depends on where I am. Around my own city or something like that I would assume they speak English in most cases.
If I was at a theme park or other touristy place, I probably wouldn’t. I also wouldn’t if I was on a farm out here, since a lot of the Mexican and Portugese workers don’t speak English.
There’s so much diversity where I live, I see “foreign” looking people every single day and yet they’re usually still Americans just like me.