Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by bckygldstn 1743 days ago
Another concern: If your app/website is available in a language, customers will expect support in that language.
2 comments

I've had lots of support conversations where the customer is typing in their own language while I type in English. Google Translate isn't perfect but it gets the ideas across well enough that we can usually resolve their issue.
For consumer-facing apps, online translation, community support and screenshots work well enough that it's only a minor inconvenience.

I do this over Facebook Messenger at least once per fortnight.