Near the beginning of the film, Deckard is sitting at a dinner ordering food from an Asian man that acts like he doesn't understand any English that Deckard is telling him. Then when the authorities appear to apprehend Deckard speaking another language, the same Asian man translates to English for Deckard. All of the sudden he knows English, so why did he hide it?
In the world of Blade Runner, where big corporations rule and it is melting pot of all cultures, races and class, it seems to be really easy to hide who you are. And maybe, that's why Deckard lost his identity amidst the chaos of this society.
-Cassie
I noticed that also. I'm not sure why he hid it. The only thing I could think of was that the Asian man had respect for the authorities and not for Deckard, so he didn't want to help him?
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