Seriously, this is weird. Somehow my bookmarks.google.com is is Spanish, I think, (it might be Portuguese).

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Seriously, this is weird. Somehow my bookmarks.google.com is is Spanish, I think, (it might be Portuguese).

Even this Googlebar Share box is in Spanish (or Portuguese) but if I go to a different tab and check another Google service everything is kosher. It's the same in different tabs and on different computers.

However:
Gmail, still in English
G+, still in English
Picasaweb, still in English
Blogger, still in English

According to my Settings (you know, the little wheel-sprocket-thing) English is set as my default language. So, why is Google.com/bookmarks in Spanish (or Portuguese)?

Is there a setting I'm missing?

Comments

Will Pirnasch said…
are you currently in a Spanish/Portuguese speaking country? Or do you connect to the internet through a company proxy that is in such a country?
I have this issue if I connect through my company's network, as their main proxy is in Germany, so suddenly the internet thinks I'm in Germany, and I get German ads and links and stuff.
Just an idea.
April 14, 2012 at 8:56 PM
Jason ON said…
Nope. I'm in the middle of the USA. LIke I said, that's the only Google property that seems to be doing this, everything else is in English.
April 14, 2012 at 8:59 PM
eDDie TK said…
Jason ON it's happening "the take-over" of america as we know it ???? i don't think i can live in a spanish speaking america - can you
April 14, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Basil James said…
donde esta el azule esclada por favor? Pretty much what I took from Jr. High spanish.
April 14, 2012 at 10:13 PM
Jason ON said…
I'd have to learn a new language, eDDie TK. I took German in HS and then lived in Germany.
April 14, 2012 at 10:14 PM
eDDie TK said…
Jason ON yeap - spainsh !!!!!!
this country needs an official language - one language - english. it's great that people can speak multiple languages, but a country can't survive on two.......
April 14, 2012 at 10:19 PM
Jason ON said…
Sure it can: Switzerland and Canada come to mind.
April 14, 2012 at 10:21 PM
eDDie TK said…
Jason ON yeah right - Canada - french speaking Quebec is about ready to try to leave canada again and form their own country - this time they might succeed....can you imagine what that will do to the country of canada ? it will split the nation in half - there's no-way to go from eastern canada to western canada without going thru quebec
my mom and her family are immigrants from Italy - they would never speak Italian - they forced themselves to learn and speak English - they came here to be americans ! it's nice to keep and remember ones heritage, but IMO you come to america - become an american !
April 14, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Jason ON said…
I agree about going to a new country and learning the language and cultures. That notwithstanding, a nation can survive with two or more languages. Belgium, for example.
April 14, 2012 at 10:43 PM
eDDie TK said…
Jason ON those countries are tiny - we have states bigger than them - and i'm sure at one time the borders changed and people spoke multiple languages, espc if you lived along the border, but in those countries you mentioned - speaking multiple languages and having an official language are two different things.
April 14, 2012 at 10:57 PM
Jason ON said…
The United States does not have an official language. We have a language that is spoken by most people.
April 14, 2012 at 11:00 PM
eDDie TK said…
Jason ON some politicians have tried to make english the official language, but it's be shot down in the house a few times - why us beyond me......? i wonder what the cost is to have a bi-lingual system - you have to have everything x 2 - imagine if we had to write all the laws written in two languages - all the traffic signs 2x's - the tickets that are given out 2x's - school books 2x's almost all teachers would be required to learn two languages - on and on and on - the cost would be phenomenal.....and then that would be just the tip of the iceberg - then say the navajo want everything on the navajo resv written in navajo......same with the sioux - in dakota - google translator will be something you have to buy - they'd make a fortune.....
April 14, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Marja Oilinki said…
Finland has two official languages (Finnish and Swedish) and in schools we learn 1-3 other languages as well. In some districts there are signs in both languages and you have to be able to serve people in both languages if you work in public domain for example as a police officer. I see it as a good thing although there are some costs. It is easier to understand that there are other languages and cultures. But of course Finland is quite a small country.
April 15, 2012 at 12:35 AM
Marja Oilinki said…
By the way, how can anybody be a teacher without speaking many languages?
April 15, 2012 at 12:37 AM
Marja Oilinki said…
Mitchell Bourne And in Australia, all you need to know is available in English? Good for them.
April 15, 2012 at 5:04 AM
Marja Oilinki said…
Yep, but I kind of like the Australian accent. Also I tend to do a lot of grammatical mistakes in English, so it is fine with me that language is not the same in every corner of the world.
I thought isolation would mean greater need for outside contacts?
April 15, 2012 at 5:13 AM
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