I speak multiple languages and I was asking a question, not trying to be unkind.

I asked the question because their English seemed so good to me that it seemed intentional, it also seemed unusual.

I think gendering a country is something that's done specifically if you're relatively native in English.

To me it's the kind of thing I'd expect to hear from my grandparents. It's weird and old-fashioned. Even most news sources use the genderless "it" for countries nowadays.

It's honestly a bit cringy to read.