diff --git a/.config/locale.conf b/.config/locale.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da66a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/locale.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+## link to: /etc/default/locale
+
+LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+LANGUAGE=en_US:en
+LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
+LC_NUMERIC=en_US.UTF-8
+LC_TIME=da_DK.UTF-8
+LC_COLLATE=en_US.UTF-8
+LC_MONETARY=da_DK.UTF-8
+LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8
+LC_PAPER=en_US.UTF-8"
+LC_NAME=da_DK.UTF-8"
+LC_ADDRESS=da_DK.UTF-8"
+LC_TELEPHONE=da_DK.UTF-8"
+LC_MEASUREMENT=da_DK.UTF-8"
+LC_IDENTIFICATION=en_US.UTF-8"
+LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 7d5bcf5..beb89f0 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+setup_locale:
+	sudo ln -s -f ~/dotfiles/.locale.conf /etc/default/locale
+
 setup_zshrc:
 	ln -s -f ~/dotfiles/.zshrc ~/.zshrc