use another locale e.g. for outputting a date string

use_other_locale.ps1

# cool function to create a date output in another locale
# SOURCE: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2379514/powershell-formatting-values-in-another-culture
function Using-Culture ([System.Globalization.CultureInfo]$culture =(throw "USAGE: Using-Culture -Culture culture -Script {scriptblock}"),
                        [ScriptBlock]$script=(throw "USAGE: Using-Culture -Culture culture -Script {scriptblock}"))
{    
    $OldCulture = [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture
    $OldUICulture = [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture
    try {
        [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = $culture
        [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = $culture        
        Invoke-Command $script    
    }    
    finally {        
        [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = $OldCulture        
        [System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = $OldUICulture    
    }    
}

Using-Culture en-GB { Get-Date -format "ddd, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zz00" }