>> if you don't speak a common language with your chat partner then the app is useless anyway > They do speak a common language, it's usually just not English.

>> if you don't speak a common language with your chat partner then the app is useless anyway > They do speak a common language, it's usually just not English. I think you misunderstood the original poster was getting at. Here's the full parenthetical: "(perhaps with icons instead of specific words? if you don't speak a common language with your chat partner then the app is useless anyway)". So replace the words that you're supposed to read with little pictures. Then it doesn't matter what language the people speak as long as they're speaking the same language, since they'll be "reading" the images. You'll see a little house icon, and read "house" or "casa" or "jia" or whatever.