--- a/client/src/Iri.Modernisation/App.xaml.cs	Wed Nov 18 17:01:49 2009 +0100
+++ b/client/src/Iri.Modernisation/App.xaml.cs	Thu Nov 19 12:12:55 2009 +0100
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
 using System.Windows.Shapes;
-
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Globalization;
 namespace Iri.Modernisation
 {
     public partial class App : Application
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@
 
         private void Application_Startup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
         {
+            CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
+            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = culture;
+            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = culture; 
             this.RootVisual = new MainPage();
         }