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I'm second generation Japanese-American. I read the article. I learned both languages in USA.

I just realized that I've been writing English my whole life with a stroke order.

Strictly speaking, everyone has a stroke order. It's just that they may not be consciously aware of it, because it doesn't matter to them.

Crucially not everyone has a consistent stroke order. I find myself writing letters in different ways depending on my mood etc.

I mean to say, with the same stroke order as you would write a Japanese character.