XPost: comp.lang.fortran, comp.lang.c++   
   From: david.brown@hesbynett.no   
      
   On 01/02/2026 18:21, James Kuyper wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-01 05:35, David Brown wrote:   
   > ...   
   >> I fully understand why many people from non-English-speaking countries   
   >> sometimes find it best to have an English locale or language settings on   
   >> their systems.  But I have never understood why they pick US English for   
   >> the purpose.  Despite the Brexit madness, UK standards are far closer to   
   >> European norms than the US standards are.  And for many purposes, those   
   >> norms are nearly global - the US is the only one that is different.   
   > Because the US is fairly big, and has economic power disproportionate to   
   > it's size, so it's peculiarities get catered to more often than might   
   > otherwise seem justified. I am a US citizen, but I'm not endorsing this,   
   > merely describing it.   
      
   Sure - the US has a lot of influence on the rest of the world for a   
   great many reasons (some good, some bad, with that judgement being   
   highly subjective).  We are using a protocol written in the USA,   
   transported over a network system developed (at least initially) in the   
   USA, to discuss a programming language from the USA.  I've no problem   
   with that.   
      
   But when people in other countries want to choose an English language   
   environment (because English has a lot of influence on the world - for   
   good reasons and bad reasons), why pick an environment that has more   
   incompatibilities and baggage than necessary?  I expect it is mostly a   
   matter of sticking to default choices unless you know you need something   
   different, and simply not thinking about the alternatives.   
      
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