1. utf8_general_ci is fine. Make sure your html pages are also utf-8 encoded, and you should be good to go. Copy and paste this arrow → in your forms to test if

1. utf8_general_ci is fine. Make sure your html pages are also utf-8 encoded, and you should be good to go. Copy and paste this arrow → in your forms to test if it displays ok. (Or any other unicode char.) 2. Let it play out for a while. Then run with it: ask the English speaking foreign users what's most important to them (translated UI? Separate section?) and implement it. Good luck!