What do you think about questions such as this?

[Amy10223]

I have a friend I'll call Tim. We are language penpals (he is learning English and I'm learning Japanese, so we exchange mixed English /Japanese letters and messages. We are not boyfriend/girlfriend, but he sometimes acts as if he is my boyfriend. Messages nearly everyday, notifies me where he is and where he's going on something called Line (like WhatsUp) and writes often on the website we met at. sends me pictures of when he travels back and forth on the Shinkansen (Bullet trains). So we both communicate around every two days at least. I've met him twice in April and will see him again in October. He seems nice, but I have no idea if he wants to pursue a "relationship" and I think that he wants to know if "I" want to, but is afraid of what I will say.

The following are some of the questions/exercises he has asked me to answer in Japanese, take them as you may. I have answered them in Japanese in my responses to him. Do they sound suspicious, is my question.

1. (written in Japanese). Do you have any other friends on "________". (the name of the website). He asked me this twice on two separate occasions. 2. Do you have any other friends in Ohio? 3. Do you have any friends that speak Spanish with in Ohio? 4. Do you stay in touch with any school friends? 5. What time do you go to bed? (sometimes I don't answer his text messages right away at night? 6. Is your Japanese teacher (I take lessons) male or female? 7. Do you go to church? He recently told me he is "meeting a Scottish woman" to have a drink. He has many visitors from other countries but this is the first time he mentioned seeing a lady.

[AviatorTom]

I believe he is being Japanese, wanting to learn as much as he can about you, and Americans in general. That's part of Oriental culture.

[eagle1951]

he's trying to learn more about you

[Agape93]

It's weird that he'd only asking about those you interact with and nothing else.

[Amy10223]

That's what I thought of as well! These were just questions he devised to ask me, as a practice for him to write English sentences. I had to answer in Japanese. He does the same when I give him Japanese sentences, that he has to answer in English.
What do you think he is doing when he only asks about those I interact with?

[Agape93]

See who's around you, how much influence they have with you etc.

If I was looking to manipulate someone, I'd be finding out all about em

[Amy10223]

Uh oh. Hopefully he's just wanting to know about about me for good reasons.

[Agape93]

Just be guarded on what you say. Lie if you want

[Amy10223]

It makes me also think, that he is seeing who I communicate with because he might be a tad jealous of who I may talk to? He does act as though he is a boyfriend.
Also he mentioned meeting a woman in his country. first time ever mentioning meeting a woman (most are males). I wonder if he did this to gauge my interest in him.