I live in Belgium. Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German. About 60% of the population speaks Dutch, about 40% speaks French and 75-thousand-some speak German. I speak Dutch, like the majority.
For some odd reason though, any website or application that automatically chooses a language decides that French is most suitable. Most of the time, it's advertisements. In that case, I can't be bothered that much. However, myspace insists that I speak French and refuses to display other languages until I log in. Realplayer installed itself in French, without even bothering to ask me what language I want it to be installed in.
Software developers and website managers; STOP IT! If you insist on forcing a language on me, please check what part of Belgium I'm from. My provider is from the Dutch part too, so it should be rather obvious. Even better: ASK WHAT LANGUAGE I WANT IT TO BE.
Seriously...
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