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I never said it's overused, I'm just saying it's used. If you hang around with different kinds of people, you'll notice that they have a certain speech pattern. Some speak differently than others and yes, overusing "Watashi" is somewhat of a foreigner thing, but it is DEFINITELY not reserved for the foreigners.

Probably the defining reason why I heard more "Watashi"s being used is because I had a lot of female friends. I mostly hung out with females because I was attending a technical school. (All the guys are nerds and very shy)