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A comment on Ask HN: Why can't I call myself “a Japanese”?.

Re:Ask HN: Why can't I call myself “a Japanese”? by bilbyx on Thursday October 07, 2021 @09:27PM (#28794608)
Similar to how native Japanese speakers often drop particles from their speech, it sounds more natural to say "I'm Japanese" rather than "I'm a Japanese". BTW I'm not American, but Australian. "I'm Japanese" sounds fine to me.
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