I’m European playing mostly on ATITD, a niche game. The developers are US and, although “French and German are supported” and once in time there was even a French and German server, the events keep being scheduled for US holidays, people name in-game drafted laws as “Act” or “Bill”, etc.

Funniest when some people start talking in a non-english(-supported language) on an area (not a global chat area, one only readable by those in vicinity) and some US’s that can only speak english start complaining that it’s rude. Even after being told that those people didn’t know another language besides their own or the conversation was to be held between them anyway.

Summing up, virtual worlds and MMOs are a place where we can see better the “common american” intolerance to other cultures.

In the end, either USs open up more (and GMs have a role educating and scheduling events for neutral days) or we’ll see some European MMOs popup to cash in on that. Either way, it will be fun to watch.

P.S.- I’m not from one of the “supported” languages in ATITD. I’ve voiced my opinions on it and just carry this flag because I think it’s important. I have no anti-US feelings. I also think that an “European” open-mindness will have to be language/cultural agnostic because “Europe” is just a big group of several different counties or cluster-of-countries, some with not-so-old issues between them…