So some may wonder why bother going to this effort to develop an example for globalization with data that may or may not be exactly correct.  The first is, I wanted to see if I could do it myself, and learn how it all worked.  Secondly, it was a great learning experience about the world, in understanding another culture.  There is something about a challenge in being able to develop a site that could be used internationally.  I think it is a great challenge to be able to integrate this into your components so that it requires less work on the UI developer to implement these features, which is something to think about.

In addition, you take your message further by broadcasting it to a greater audience, whether it is a personal, corporate, or community site.  The world really is connected through the internet and a wide spectrum of users is available, meaning a bigger portion of fan base that could be available.