diff --git a/man/i3.man b/man/i3.man
index c20e39da..c2b9039c 100644
--- a/man/i3.man
+++ b/man/i3.man
@@ -262,19 +262,15 @@ xset -b
 # Enable zapping (C-A-<Bksp> kills X)
 setxkbmap -option terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp
 
-# Enforce correct locales from the beginning
-unset LC_COLLATE
-export LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_TIME=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_NUMERIC=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_MONETARY=de_DE.UTF-8
+# Enforce correct locales from the beginning:
+# LC_ALL is unset since it overwrites everything
+# LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 is used, except for:
+# LC_MESSAGES=C never translates program output
+# LC_TIME=en_DK leads to yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm date/time output
+unset LC_ALL
+export LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 export LC_MESSAGES=C
-export LC_PAPER=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_NAME=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_ADDRESS=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_TELEPHONE=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_MEASUREMENT=de_DE.UTF-8
-export LC_IDENTIFICATION=de_DE.UTF-8
+export LC_TIME=en_DK.UTF-8
 
 # Use XToolkit in java applications
 export AWT_TOOLKIT=XToolkit