As I tackled a couple of tasks for a project I’m working on I had a few thoughts, yes… contrary to popular belief it does happen! How do people perceive greeting messages? Do people require them? Do they expect the message to stay the same? Do they expect that it will be localized appropriately?

See, what I have been thinking is that I personally prefer a blend of locales. Meaning, in one instance I wouldn’t mind seeing a French version of Hello or Welcome while on my next visit I see it in English, and then another in Spanish. I’m not sure whether that is just me or not. So I’m asking you what you feel about this.

Or, an I just overthinking the whole greeting in that it doesn’t really matter. You see it once and then move straight to content?

What are your thoughts?