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[JDPriestly]

32. In Los Angeles, a lot of people in Chinatown, especially the older ones do not speak much

if any English. This is a matter of simply being who you are. If you do speak English, just say yes. I have lived in foreign countries. All over the world, people try to communicate and will make a comment if you have an accent or look different. Sometimes what they say could be interpreted as insulting. I could tell you lots of stories.

Like stopping in a shop in a small town in France, buying something with less than perfect accent in French and having the woman in the shop run out of me after the store informing that I looked French and therefore should speak better French.

This is just universal. Nothing to see here. Sorry to be so dismissive, but really. People are interested in accents and languages. It's a good sign if they ask you if you speak English. They are just struggling to relate to you. It isn't intended as an insult.