Do you use your native language locale?

[ricklinux]

@cc_spicuous

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@cc_spicuous

The economic uncertainty is nagging on everybody’s mind and reactions to that show in a very German way, it’s probably easier to see for outsiders and foreigners than for some of us, in Germany.

I don’t think this has anything to do with using native language locale.

[wolfn]

I dislike some ‘translations’, too.
So I switched my manpages from de_DE to en_US (sorry for your king because I found it best readable for me.
Have had some trouble, reading mixed english & german (and often could not understand the german words
My DE (XFCE) is full german, no Problems so far, it fits the keyboard-layout and regular correspondence.
Firefox is very annoying with its translations, no matter what (foreign) language you are reading yet.

[Schlaefer]

Switched to non-native en_US and never looked back. Other people have laid out reasons why it can be practical.

@cc_spicuous

A translation would also be quite lousy, because native translators haven’t learned the more-correct German words … However, the inability to speak German about programming and technology has indirect, if not direct, effects on why Germany can’t find the necessary number of skilled technicians and programmers in Germany.

I disagree, actually I see English vocabulary as a positive. You talk in and can reason in your native language, but the technical terms are in English, and therefore immediately indicate a specific meaning as a term of the trade. Invoking them makes communicating much clearer.

[milkytwix]

@cc_spicuous

However, the inability to speak German about programming and technology has indirect, if not direct, effects on why Germany can’t find the necessary number of skilled technicians and programmers in Germany.

I hire. And I have no issues in finding good coders or engineers.