When I change my language through the env var from LANG=en_US.UTF-8 to LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 and run top, I get the message:
incompatible rcfile, you should delete '/home/andy/.toprc' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org