[andirk]

You have put much doubt in my best guess thus far which is an Australian living in Japan, and now no longer with us. Due to the British-like tone, the Japanese-like pseudonym, and the timestamps that reflected a daytime in a western Atlantic timezone. I ask:

- Did he live in India while writing the whitepaper, forum posts, and emails?

- Was he influenced by Japanese culture?

- Is/was he a man, woman, or several people? My C++ literacy isn't sharp enough, but others have surmised the original bitcoin code reads as more than one hand. The forum posts and emails sound like one individual male to me, though.

- You made other salient points pointing to India, but British-sounding writing can be from like half the world, from India, Australia, Canada, African countries, Singapore, tons of islands, etc.

Great post. Thank you!