2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb b/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb
index ac764de50..03ed1b6c2 100644
--- a/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb
+++ b/app/models/account_suggestions/global_source.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class AccountSuggestions::GlobalSource < AccountSuggestions::Source
   end
 
   def get(account, skip_account_ids: [], limit: 40)
-    account_ids = account_ids_for_locale(account.user_locale) - [account.id] - skip_account_ids
+    account_ids = account_ids_for_locale(I18n.locale.to_str.split(/[_-]/).first) - [account.id] - skip_account_ids
 
     as_ordered_suggestions(
       scope(account).where(id: account_ids),
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 9afdc481d..ee20e293e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     save!
   end
 
+  def preferred_posting_language
+    settings.default_language || locale
+  end
+
   def setting_default_privacy
     settings.default_privacy || (account.locked? ? 'private' : 'public')
   end