@Sarah977
I agree. Being European, we get reviews in lots of languages, and even encourage guests to write in their native tongue.
The review listing algorithm clearly favours the language, I'm not sure if it's the nationality. For example, on English (Airbnb.com), the English reviews show up first, and the most positive ones seem to get the first slots, followed by other languages.
On the German site (Airbnb.de), the German language reviews show up first. That also includes Austrian or Swiss guest reviews in German.
On Airbnb.es, the Spanish reviews show up first, whether the guest is from Spain or Mexico or Chile. Same with Airbnb.fr (French first).
But even then, the visitor to any of these sites can simply press a button and translate the reviews to their language. Well, if they even bother to look past the first two or three in their language. And most Europeans possess a pretty good understanding of English as well as other European languages, so it's more about comfort than comprehension.
In our case, it's a net positive, and that may help explain why I see this as a bit of a tempest in a teapot. Especially considering the number of truly outrageous things that continue to happen.