Hi Natxo Asenjo,
>> it is awkward because I am used to using console programs
like mutt
>> for my email, so this is something that I come across really often.
>> LC_CTYPE="en_US"
>> LC_NUMERIC="en_US"
>> LC_TIME="en_US"
>> LC_COLLATE="en_US"
>> LC_MONETARY="en_US"
>> LC_MESSAGES="en_US"
>> LC_PAPER="en_US"
>> LC_NAME="en_US"
>> LC_ADDRESS="en_US"
>> LC_TELEPHONE="en_US"
>> LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US"
>> LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US"
> Are you intentionally not using UTF-8?
not that I know of.
Sounds like you are somehow overriding the locale in your user
configuration. Perhaps you have a ~/.i18n file or set locale in your
shell or desktop startup files?
I use the tool in system->administration->
language and choose English (USA);
That just sets the system locale, which seems to be ok from what you say.
Jens