Culture-Sensitive VB.NET Property

using System.Globalization

CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture

Internationalization (I18n) Property Overview

Returns the CultureInfo object that has been set in the current thread and is used to retrieve translated strings for display in the GUI.

See Microsoft's MSDN online documentation for more information.

I18n Issues

It is important to ensure that CurrentUICulture has been set properly in the current thread before using it in your application. Its default value is the System's Culture, which may be different from the Culture set for date and time formatting in your Regional Settings.