Not sure that is correct. I am also assuming that you mean the western Pacific rim as the US west coast is also on the Pacific Ocean.
English is the second language of most non-english speakers globally as well as the pacific rim (taking out mandarin vs local dialects). I have lived and worked in Asia/Australia for decades in corporate roles and communicating in English is normal. Noting I am not saying fluent/native level English though.
They may not participate in English language forums such as canon rumors though.
You are correct that many in that part of the world are functional in conversational English, though your perception may or may not be skewed if a larger percentage of the folks there who deal with international visitors are functional in English than the overall population. But even those folks don't show up much on the English language photography gearheads forums, do they?
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