Country Does Not Equal Language Preference

Where Am I Coming From?

So I'm a developer speaking and reading primarily English, living in Japan, and sometimes traveling to Hong Kong, or the United States, mainly for work reasons. I work for a Japanese branch of a US company, where a vast majority of our infrastructure is located in the Unites States.

	Me	Organization
Country	Japan	United States Japan
Language	English	English
Tech Vendors	United States	United States China

So this is me, and the summary is that I personally, and the organization I work for, primarily interact with US Vendors in English.

Web Browsers Do It Right

Inside of most modern web browsers, you have the option to choose what your language preferences are. So for myself, I choose English, but technically I could add German to the bottom of the list, since I do understand that as well. Web sites, then have the option to check what my language preferences are, and offer me a site that adheres to what I'm telling them is best for me.

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