It really loses a lot. Just imagine yourself reading along in english and all of a sudden the Chinese guy says @!$@%!^$#$&!%*^(&)()*__(_(**&_(.
With an asterisk to the translation at the bottom of the page.

Same impression on anyone reading Russian characters. Just put it in English like they do in the movies.

Dogboy-- Waaa-Hooo for Tom Clandy!! (you slipped up in proofreading), but I hafta agree I've read a bunch of his bux.)