From: bap@shrdlu.com   
      
   On 2026-01-19, Lawrence D’Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > On 19 Jan 2026 14:09:16 GMT, Bernard Peek wrote:   
   >   
   >> If you wanted to you could programatically change the default sort   
   >> order depending on an individual user's preference. This isn't a   
   >> problem if users are aware of it. It is a problem in the US because   
   >> it's not an issue that most Americans will encounter.   
   >   
   > Don’t you find that surprising, considering what a wide multicultural   
   > mix the US population has come from?   
      
   No, not really.  It depends on whether they mainly work in English or   
   whatever other languages they speak.  I expect most corporate systems are   
   installed by IT departments that don't themselves encounter this issue.   
   Every system will have the same default setting of English (US) when it   
   arrives on their desk and most people just use that.   
      
   People who produce documents and systems for use in other countries would   
   probably be aware but whether they know or care that settings can be changed   
   is unknown to us monolinguals.   
      
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   Bernard Peek   
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