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[rant]why do english/chinese companies don't give a damn about other languages..
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daqq:

--- Quote ---but the electrician will read "update every four seconds" and move on to another brand.
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If his only choosing point is whether the translation is done correctly, well, then he's not very bright really.


--- Quote ---well if you aim at getting more customers in some markets presenting yourself with materials in the customer's language should give you points (because you care enough to adapt to their customs), for some could also be a cultural thing.. that's how i see it.
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Traditionally that is the local distributors role (or sales representative) - or at least requesting one in such a language.

I'm OK with manual translations being done crappily or not at all for stuff like multimeters sold here. Provided I have access to the original English one.

Let's be honest here, if you are serious about electronics than knowing English and/or Chinese is not optional.
JPortici:

--- Quote from: SeanB on September 21, 2016, 05:31:44 pm ---Come to South Africa, where we have 11 official languages, but pretty much every person is at least able to speak English to some degree. Can be fun to be in an office with a conversation going on in at least 2 languages, with all keeping up.

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our partner company is south african, constantly skype calling.. i know that very well :D


--- Quote from: daqq on September 21, 2016, 05:49:49 pm ---Let's be honest here, if you are serious about electronics than knowing English and/or Chinese is not optional.

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go tell that to the kids  :palm:
Neilm:
Where I work we translate our user guides into about 20 different languages. Even going to a professional translation house causes problems.  A professional translator almost certainly does not know about electronics or the specialist applications we deal with will select the wrong word.

Of course - there are some houses I think just go for Google translate given the quality of some of the translations
dannyf:
"presenting yourself with materials in the customer's language should give you points"

You probably want to appreciate the fact that companies aren't exactly in the business of earning points, unless those points lead to profits.

That's why analyzing benefits against costs is far more important than analysing benefits alone.
darrellg:

--- Quote from: Delta on September 21, 2016, 12:34:41 pm ---The amount of taxpayers' money wasted in Wales on dual language signs and paperwork etc is ridiculous.  Less than one in five of them can speak Welsh, and you won't find a single one who can't speak English.
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I don't know about that. I was once on a conference call with a guy from England and another guy in Wales. The Welsh guy was supposedly speaking English, but I couldn't understand a damn thing he said. The English guy had to "translate" for me.
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