In reply to Neo.

I speak Spanish and Croatian (either than English) thus I can understand latin languages (portuguese, italian, french, etc…) Croatian…Slavic languages. Both group of languages to a point. Serbian and Bosnian easier than Ukrainian or Russian.

French I failed miserably (I live in Canada, we are bilingual).

I have zero knowledge, either than hello or goodby (basic “tourist” words) when it comes to Thai, Urdi, Tagalog and so forth.

If I was to attend a meeting in Bangkok…I would hire someone locally that speaks both Thai and English to work as translator. This is cheaper than bringing someone from Canada.

If I was going to Manila…Tagalog……….If I was going to India…depending on what part of India…Gujarati, Urdu and so forth.

Obviously a WordCamp (not WCAsia) in Bangkok would be in Thai, WCManila would be in Tagalo and WC India….Gujarati, Urdu and so forth.

Having a HUMAN translator does help and I would NEVER demand WCBankok/Manila/New Delhi/etc… to have the event in English or any WordCamp in a country where English is not one of the official languages.