> first of all @Memusi you have screwed your swahili... what is "umeandiak ngugu"? :) Nways now seriously...
>
> The issue here is why does google insist on defaulting to Kiswahili for co.ke then the annoying thing is the search results are all English
> websites. What sense is there in that? Maybe Google should even translate all the results so you have a pure Kiswahili page.
>
> Assuming I am spanish and I open my spanish google page I will also search in spanish and expect spanish results so that makes sense. As is
> the case with other "foreign" language sites. Apparently there are practically no swahili swahili to justify this action from google. Maybe google
> should have a kikuyu or luo etc site so when am in those areas I get google in the local dialect.
>
> The point is... Google serves up co.ke in Kiswahili but the users search in english so what sense is there in having a swahili google page?
>
> What google has done is more annoying and confusing than helpful from a UX point of view... so Google.co.ke UX = #FAIL
>
> Steve
>
> ---------------------------------------
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> =======================================
>

>
> ----- "Memusi" <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
> > @ Lawrence hivyo vile wapata google kwa swahili ni sawa kabisa kwani utaweza kuandikia neno ndugu vizuri. umeandiak ngugu.
> >
> >

> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Gregory Okoth <gregory.okoth@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

@Wash,
> > Your "activism" is akin to the Unga Revolution mafia .... :)) You have made my morning....
> >
> > Either way, changing Google to English is just a click of a mouse, (there is usually a link below the search text box "Google in English") why all the fuss?!!
> >
> > My 2C's

>
> >
> >

> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Memusi <tonatech@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

Jameni tujivunie lugha ya swahili

> >
> >

> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:27 AM, Bogi Benga <bogibenda@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

Kumbukeni tunao ngugu zetu kutoka Tangnyika .... :)
> >
> >

@ Lawrence...Clearly we need google.co.ke to polish our swahili...:-) Viva la google.co.ke!!!

> >
> >

> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 8:02 AM, Lawrence Kago <lawrencekago@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

Kumbukeni tunao ngugu zetu kutoka Tangnyika .... :)

> >
> >

> > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

Frustrating, and even more is when some clients call and say they only get google.de in German since Google assumes the IP's are in Germany. I got some reprieve for I don't know how but my default search goes to google.co.ug and its in English by default only that the relevant searches are first from Ugandan stuff. I think this prediction or simple AI of theirs is a total FAIL!

> >

./Ok3ch

> >
> >

> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

Did we at any time request Google to test our patriotism??
> >
> > It's a world of choices and Google has no reason to force us to read some language, even if it's our mother tongue.
> >
> > Patriotism my foot ! :-))))
> >
> > Haki yeetu! Haki yeetu!! Haki yeetu!!!

> >
> >

> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 22:42, Mark Mwangi <mwangy@gmail.com> wrote:
> >

Come on guys kiswahili is also a national language what does it say about our patriotisim by revolting to what is considered our default national language? Convinience notwithstanding.

Regards,
> >
> > Mark Mwangi

On Aug 3, 2011 10:11 PM, "Simon Mbuthia" <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I also noticed it, but thought it was better than when my gmail login
> > > page is in Persian or Arabic with the form on the left (RTL written
> > > languages). But if I could play the devil's advocate, kwani hamjivunii
> > > kuwa wakenya? Kiswahili kisitukuzwe?
> > >
> > > Yatafakari hayo.
> > >
> > > On 03/08/2011, Bernard Mwagiru <bmwagiru@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> I noticed this too but opted to leave it as it is....Helps in polishing my
> > >> broken Swahili.
> > >>
> > >> ./bernard
> > >> sent from my android device.
> > >>
> > >> On Aug 3, 2011 9:09 PM, "Brian Ngure" <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
> > >>> I also had to do the same. It would be better if there was an option to
> > >>> choose.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Paul Kevin <paultitude@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> I switched my setting to English. But still, its anoying
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:53 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com
> > >>>wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Why should we do that? It never used to behave that way. Google should
> > >> not
> > >>>>> change things like this, even if they are for free:)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 20:45, Brian Ngure <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> I assume it automatically switches to Kiswahili because of the .co.keIf
> > >>>>>> you want google always in English, try www.google.com/ncr (no country
> > >>>>>> redirect)
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> I agree it is a real pain. I have also seen many many many posts in the
> > >>>>>> net of people complaining about this from many countries. Even on the
> > >> Google
> > >>>>>> blogs. It seems Google does not want to listen in this case. Of course,
> > >>>>>> Google could prove me wrong :)
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM, David Njuki <njukey@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Bugs me too, they should have given us a notification to choose our
> > >>>>>>> language preferences.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> I hope someone from Google is listening in on this.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> --
> > >>>>>>> ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙
> > >>>>>>> Regards,
> > >>>>>>> David Njuki
> > >>>>>>> @njukey [Google,Twitter,Yahoo]
> > >>>>>>>
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> >

W/Regards
> > Lawrence
> >
> > Fear Not,For the Lord God is with you..
> >
> >
> >
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> >

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> >
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> >

> >

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> >
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> >
> > Communication is vital in this century....
> >
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