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Facebook showing chinese in notifications area

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When I log into FB with FF the notification area icon is in chinese. Everything else is in English only when I log in with FF

When I log into FB with FF the notification area icon is in chinese. Everything else is in English only when I log in with FF
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English snapshot attached

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Log into that website. Go to its settings and select the language you want.

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Doesn't work. Been a member since 2010 and this just started 2 weeks ago and I have not made any changes to cause this. Can't get FB to respond

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Start Firefox using Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode {web link}

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Troubleshoot(Safe) Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

While you are in Troubleshoot(Safe) mode;

Try disabling graphics hardware acceleration in Firefox. Since this feature was added to Firefox it has gradually improved but there are still a few glitches.

How to disable Hardware Acceleration {web link}