Google in Japanese
John W.
Japanese Google; doesn't do it in IE. Can someone tell me why? Not a big
issue, just want to know.
John W.
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Ian J Cottee
Thought it happened in both IE and Netscape (well Mozilla) and by
setting the language specifically it set a cookie. Did you turn cookies
off in Netscape?
If you google to http://www.google.co.uk instead of .com I believe it is
always in English by default.
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ilbey
google.
If you don't want to see it happen, simply click at the google in English
link at the right bottom. Then when you write google.com next time you will
always go to english page.
By the way for some other sites (apache.org for example) they check your
language preferences order, and redirect you after this criteria. So it is
always a good practice to put English (or else) to first place on your
language prefs.
"John W." <worth...@yahoo.komm> wrote in message
news:3FCFE9A7...@yahoo.komm...
Hibijibi
Yeah, I know what you mean. Below is a note I wrote to Google, and below
that is their response (I don't think they get it).
Original Message Follows:
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From: "Hibijibi"
Subject: japanese google
Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 15:44:50 +0900
Hi Googleguys,
I'm in Japan. I was pretty frustrated recently when I needed to access
Google from my wife's computer, as the google interface would only display
in Japanese. I understand that going to google.co.jp will display stuff
in Japanese, but I should get English if I click on google.com. The only
way
to finally display in English was to read and select *in Japanese*
"Preferences/Interface Language/Display Google Tips and Messages in -->
English".
Kind of defeats the point, doesn't it?
best,
Hibijibi
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>
>In google they just check your location, and redirect you to your country
>google.
>
>If you don't want to see it happen, simply click at the google in English
>link at the right bottom. Then when you write google.com next time you will
>always go to english page.
>
>By the way for some other sites (apache.org for example) they check your
>language preferences order, and redirect you after this criteria. So it is
>always a good practice to put English (or else) to first place on your
>language prefs.
>
I've written Google a few nasty emails about this. They should check language
preferences not just assume that everyone in the Japanese address space wants
Japanese.
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Hmmm, something must be wrong with my setup. I went there and the site
came up in Urdu.
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> On 12/5/2003 12:49 PM, Ian J Cottee wrote:
> > "John W." <worth...@yahoo.komm> writes:
> >
> >>When I go to www.google.com in Netscape it always defaults to the
> >>Japanese Google; doesn't do it in IE. Can someone tell me why? Not a big
> >>issue, just want to know.
> >
> > Thought it happened in both IE and Netscape (well Mozilla) and by
> > setting the language specifically it set a cookie. Did you turn cookies
> > off in Netscape?
> >
> > If you google to http://www.google.co.uk instead of .com I believe it is
> > always in English by default.
>
> Hmmm, something must be wrong with my setup. I went there and the site
> came up in Urdu.
I looked but no sepponian lang. choice, nearest match is
http://www.google.com/intl/sr/ serbian
Michael Cash
the alphabet and kept on going with:
>On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:18:43 +0900, ilbey ...
>>
>>In google they just check your location, and redirect you to your country
>>google.
>>
>>If you don't want to see it happen, simply click at the google in English
>>link at the right bottom. Then when you write google.com next time you will
>>always go to english page.
>>
>>By the way for some other sites (apache.org for example) they check your
>>language preferences order, and redirect you after this criteria. So it is
>>always a good practice to put English (or else) to first place on your
>>language prefs.
>>
>
>I've written Google a few nasty emails about this. They should check language
>preferences not just assume that everyone in the Japanese address space wants
>Japanese.
I recently ordered some stuff from a company in the US. When they
shipped my order I got an e-mail from the express company giving me my
tracking number and all that neat stuff. The e-mail was in Japanese.
Brett Robson
>
>I recently ordered some stuff from a company in the US. When they
>shipped my order I got an e-mail from the express company giving me my
>tracking number and all that neat stuff. The e-mail was in Japanese.
>
Ryan's wife translates Japanese->English, you could get him to ask her.
I just registered my American version of Final Fantasy XI and I now live in
Shukugawara, Fairbanks, Alsaka. Thanks to google for the zip code of Fairbanks,
as I couldn't remember.
Louise Bremner
> On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:18:43 +0900, ilbey ...
> >
> >In google they just check your location, and redirect you to your country
> >google.
> >
> >If you don't want to see it happen, simply click at the google in English
> >link at the right bottom. Then when you write google.com next time you will
> >always go to english page.
> >
> >By the way for some other sites (apache.org for example) they check your
> >language preferences order, and redirect you after this criteria. So it is
> >always a good practice to put English (or else) to first place on your
> >language prefs.
> >
>
> I've written Google a few nasty emails about this. They should check
> language preferences not just assume that everyone in the Japanese address
> space wants Japanese.
I've noticed that various sites (such as Apple) now detect our IP and
translate prices into yen, presumably for the customer's convenience.
But we don't want to pay in yen--certainly not by a Japanese credit card
over the Internet, nor by an overseas credit card that will introduce
yet another currency conversion loss....
________________________________________________________________________
Louise Bremner (log at gol dot com)
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John W.
> "John W." wrote...
>
>>When I go to www.google.com in Netscape it always defaults to the
>>Japanese Google; doesn't do it in IE. Can someone tell me why? Not a big
>>issue, just want to know.
>>
>>John W.
>>
>
>
> Yeah, I know what you mean. Below is a note I wrote to Google, and below
> that is their response (I don't think they get it).
>
happens in Netscape. Since my computer crashes everytime I use IE, and I
like the Netscape interface better, it sort of leaves me stuck.
When I build my cool new computer (I'm thinking of making the box out of
an old space heater case, or possibly out of a smallish kerosene heater,
though I'm tempted to just fabricate something) I'll hopefully be free
of such issues, at least until I fiddle around and screw it up again.
John W.
Ian J Cottee
> Hibijibi wrote:
> > "John W." wrote...
> >
> >>When I go to www.google.com in Netscape it always defaults to the
> >>Japanese Google; doesn't do it in IE. Can someone tell me why? Not a big
> >>issue, just want to know.
> >>
> >>John W.
> >>
> > Yeah, I know what you mean. Below is a note I wrote to Google, and
> > below
> > that is their response (I don't think they get it).
> >
> I tried clearing cookies but that doesn't work for me, and it only
> happens in Netscape. Since my computer crashes everytime I use IE, and I
> like the Netscape interface better, it sort of leaves me stuck.
Odd - certainly seems to be a cookie issue. Dillo stays resolutely in
Japanese when .com but only in English when .co.uk.
SR
in
> Shukugawara, Fairbanks, Alsaka. Thanks to google for the zip code of
Fairbanks,
> as I couldn't remember.
>
>
You are really lucky... If this was handled by the typical Japanese
salaryman, he'd would have sent you the Japanese version since you live in
this Japanese named American city!
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Brett Robson
>
>> I just registered my American version of Final Fantasy XI and I now live
>in
>> Shukugawara, Fairbanks, Alsaka. Thanks to google for the zip code of
>Fairbanks,
>> as I couldn't remember.
>>
>>
>
>You are really lucky... If this was handled by the typical Japanese
>salaryman, he'd would have sent you the Japanese version since you live in
>this Japanese named American city!
>
Well there is one Japanese guy living in Fairbanks, probably only one. I am sure
Koji would have sent it to me if he received it.
Junzibel
irritating.
There is a solution that doesn't involve cookies.
Don't have your link (in Favorites) point straight to Google.com.
Have it point directly to the English version you want. First browse to
the desired page, then save that link.
An even better way to do it is to keep a page on your hard drive that you
use as a home page portal.
I edited the following portal (in Front Page) so that it only contains the
links I use most often.
http://www.locusmag.com/Links/Portal.html
Drew Hamilton
>I just registered my American version of Final Fantasy XI and I now live in
>Shukugawara, Fairbanks, Alsaka. Thanks to google for the zip code of Fairbanks,
>as I couldn't remember.
When I registered my Japanese version of FF11, I needed to provide
a Japanese address, but didn't have one. Luckily they provided
example addresses during the registration process, so I just typed
in the same address as the example and it worked just fine.
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