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I choose the "German" flag. Does it mean that I should type in German or others' messages are translated to German? It's not at all clear from the wording: "Choose your username and language to start chatting with the world"... What if I want to type in English but read others' messages in German?

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Sorry to confuse you, the UX is kinda wonky. Whatever flag you choose is what determines your language for both outgoing and incoming messages. So if you choose German, that is what will determine the "From" language to translate on your outgoing messages and the "To" language for incoming.

Both? It probably means that you write in German and other messages are translated to your language (German).

That's the only thing that would make sense.

This is correct. Basically whatever flag you choose is what determines the "From" translation language on your outgoing messages and the "To" language for incoming.

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