alt Hacker NewsAm I missing something obvious, or is that only available in one language? How do American teenagers use that?
Don't get me wrong, I consumed American media and played American video games before I understood English, so clicking around eventually led you down some path.
But isn't most of that content meant to be consumed by people who understand the language said content is made with?
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They're detecting Americans now somehow and setting the language to English by default; I didn't have to change the language. The translation looks pretty rushed but it's enough to navigate the app. The community guidelines are, notably, still only in Mandarin.
The posts are largely subtitled in both Chinese and English regardless of the spoken language. Comments are often in both languages, but if not you can click Translate.
> Am I missing something obvious, or is that only available in one language? How do American teenagers use that?
It's to spite the United States Government. And it's hilarious.
Mostly just lots of translation. Lots of American and Chinese users are putting translations directly into posts and comments to make it easier for others.