# Internationalization

The internationalization process applies specific culture formats to a web application by providing options for the parsing and formatting of dates and numbers.

For more information, refer to the [globalization overview](https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/documentation/globalization/overview).

## Showing Dates Depending on the Client Timezone

By default, the Grid creates its `date` objects on the client immediately after they are received from the server. Based on the current time, the default JavaScript `date` object automatically adds the time offset. The default behavior is such because the `date` objects demonstrate the same default behavior and most users expect to see the date in its current timezone.

## Using UTC on Both Client and Server

To display the date in a UTC timezone regardless of the user timezone, refer to the complete example on [setting the UTC timezone on both client and server (MVC Project)](https://github.com/telerik/ui-for-aspnet-mvc-examples/tree/master/Telerik.Examples.Mvc/Telerik.Examples.Mvc/Areas/GridDateUtcOnServerAndClient).

## See Also

* [Localization of Messages](https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/documentation/html-helpers/data-management/grid/globalization/localization)
* [Globalization in Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC](https://www.telerik.com/aspnet-mvc/documentation/globalization/overview)