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>I'm located on Spain but all my software is configured as en_US for convenience. Out of curiosity, why? I am always frustrated with Google (and others) for us

by jamoes 14y ago

>I'm located on Spain but all my software is configured as en_US for convenience. Out of curiosity, why? I am always frustrated with Google (and others) for using my IP address to determine my locale setting, when I clearly have indicated en_US in the headers I send down to them. But I can see why they do if a lot of people purposefully don't set their locale correctly for whatever reason.

ward 14y ago
I can't speak in grandparent's name, but as a Belgian doing the same thing my main reasons are: * Consistency 1. Most sites I spend my time on have English content. Same goes for programming, keywords are English, comments end up being English, etc. * Consistency 2. Not every program I use has a (complete) Dutch version. * Looks. Not everyone out there seems to take into account different languages when designing. Some English things cannot be said as shortly in Dutch without sounding silly (this works both ways). So pieces of the UI will look either overcrowded or overly empty. (Or the text sounds so odd because it got artificially shortened to fit) * Convenience 1. When looking up an explanation/details about some programs you are using, the info will almost always be in English. It is easier to use the same language to find back what you need. * Convenience 2. When reporting problems/bugs/finding out info about it, it is easier to use the English term used to find the info I need. Those are the main things coming to mind. It's not like I've ever had real trouble understanding English anyway, so it's not a bother to put everything in English. Keeping all that in mind, I do like my dates/times/... like I am used to them. Weeks start on Monday, times are in 24h clock, 16 Nov instead of Nov 16, 16/11/2012 instead of 11/16/2012, ...
- riffraff 14y ago
  don't forget: way too often you hit automated or really poor translations.

by jamoes 14y ago

ward 14y ago

I can't speak in grandparent's name, but as a Belgian doing the same thing my main reasons are: * Consistency 1. Most sites I spend my time on have English content. Same goes for programming, keywords are English, comments end up being English, etc. * Consistency 2. Not every program I use has a (complete) Dutch version. * Looks. Not everyone out there seems to take into account different languages when designing. Some English things cannot be said as shortly in Dutch without sounding silly (this works both ways). So pieces of the UI will look either overcrowded or overly empty. (Or the text sounds so odd because it got artificially shortened to fit) * Convenience 1. When looking up an explanation/details about some programs you are using, the info will almost always be in English. It is easier to use the same language to find back what you need. * Convenience 2. When reporting problems/bugs/finding out info about it, it is easier to use the English term used to find the info I need. Those are the main things coming to mind. It's not like I've ever had real trouble understanding English anyway, so it's not a bother to put everything in English. Keeping all that in mind, I do like my dates/times/... like I am used to them. Weeks start on Monday, times are in 24h clock, 16 Nov instead of Nov 16, 16/11/2012 instead of 11/16/2012, ...

riffraff 14y ago
don't forget: way too often you hit automated or really poor translations.