Edit: I'm not American and English isn't my native language
Original post:
Apologies to you on behalf of people who made you feel uncomfortable.
Full disclosure:
I had (still have?) negative biases/sentiments/stereotypes towards Americans: being ignorant, self-absorbed, reckless, careless etc.
And this almost made me have a knee-jerk reaction to the expressed desire to make the content in question available in English. As if I am tired of you Americans Americanizing everything you touch[2]. This sentiment is also expressed in Ramstein's song "Amerika"[3].
But that's why it is called a "stereotype". I shouldn't stereotype a population of +300 m out of a small sample size (that includes YouTube/Twitter too). I lose a lot of potential good/bad experiences if I continue to do that. And even if, for the sake of the argument, 90% match my silly stereotype, I still should have an optimistic modus operandi. Pessimism/cynicism is a counterproductive trait. You should be an optimist[1].
But putting all that aside, what makes you think that the inquirer is an American? He could be a French person knowing Japanese and Russian besides English.
Anyhow, we shouldn't follow protectionist policies. Nothing good comes out of that. We should be thankful/appreciative to people who are willing to share content with others (open source, creative commons, etc.).
References:
[1] Algorithms to Live By
[2] https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2021/01/04/report-plays...
[3] https://youtu.be/Rr8ljRgcJNM
Edit: for the people who take issue with my post here: I would appreciate a feedback on why my post is counterproductive/bad. Thank you!
