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I don't think the article is dismissing the value of internationalization. As the endnote says: > People often seem dismissive of that value i18n, “everyone sp
by nemetroid 5y ago
I don't think the article is dismissing the value of internationalization. As the endnote says:
> People often seem dismissive of that value i18n, “everyone speaks English” Well, depends on who your customer base is. Even in the Netherlands where almost everyone speaks some English there are still loads of people who are not especially good at it and much more comfortable with Dutch. This is probably over half the population, and it’s really not just old people.
- WhyNotHugo 5y agoHere in Amsterdam there's probably more people who don't speak Dutch than there are people who don't speak English. Heck, I've worked at companies where over 50% of the employees did not speak Dutch at all. So English will reach a wider audience in Amsterdam, ironically. Not sure how well this applies to the rest of the Netherlands (especially outside Randstad).