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0 pointstroad1y ago0 comments

> As a canadian, i know what EN means. However when sites use flags its a mystery.

As an Australian, I somehow manage not to be entirely baffled by a US/UK flag icon in a language screen.

> Maybe im supposed to pick the american flag, but eww feel like a traitor and i want the u's in my words.

The purpose of a language selection screen is not to stroke your ego?

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> As an Australian, I somehow manage not to be entirely baffled by a US/UK flag icon in a language screen.

As an australian, when was the last time the Australian flag was the incorrect choice for you? I'm going to guess never.

boredatoms1y ago

When is there ever an Australian flag to choose

scrollaway1y ago

You’re saying this on HN, where plenty of people work on software affecting tens of millions of people. You wanna leave your phone number and explain your “well I ain’t offended” strategy to the next PM who’ll ask you about their users in Taiwan? The Russian speakers in Ukraine who saw their homes demolished by those who brandish the flag you’re not offended by? Maybe I should just invite you to my country of Belgium (four languages, not one of them being “the Belgian one”) for you to see what people here routinely think of those who can’t imagine the simple differences :)

troadOP1y ago

I had initially posted a joke reply to this, but I'll post a serious one: I care a lot more about getting necessary services to elderly, semi-literate Russian-speaking babushkas fleeing Ukraine, by giving them an obvious indicator (on e.g. a name tag) that someone can speak to them, help them, then I care about your completely absurd, concocted 'well akshuallys'.

scrollaway1y ago

I work in Brussels with a lot of Ukrainians — both fighters and refugees. I’ve made this a part of my day to day life since the full scale invasion. We until recently even shared an office with the Ukrainian Voices refugee committee, in fact.

Seeing as you say you care about getting services to those people, let’s talk about putting your money where your keyboard is. Reach out via my profile and let me know how much you’d like to contribute.

Dylan168071y ago

That's a useless way to rebut their specific argument. Not a single reason in your post.

You could talk about your experience, but you're not doing that.

And the claims they made about how much they care were not extreme. "Putting their money where their keyboard is" could be accomplished with $10. Would $10 make you happy or settle anything at all?

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bawolff1y ago

Guess the Crimean Tatar speakers just get screwed?

troadOP1y ago

Yes, sadly, by Stalin and Putin, not by the choice of language symbols.

Crimean Tartars, by the way, are a great example of a people that have their own flag, despite that flag not being the official flag of any independent nation-state. If someone is a speaker of Crimean Tartar, and working with Ukrainian refugees, they should add that flag to their name tag too.

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bawolff1y ago

> As an Australian, I somehow manage not to be entirely baffled by a US/UK flag icon in a language screen.

As an australian, when was the last time the Australian flag was the incorrect choice for you? I'm going to guess never.

boredatoms1y ago

When is there ever an Australian flag to choose

scrollaway1y ago

troadOP1y ago

scrollaway1y ago

Dylan168071y ago

That's a useless way to rebut their specific argument. Not a single reason in your post.

You could talk about your experience, but you're not doing that.

And the claims they made about how much they care were not extreme. "Putting their money where their keyboard is" could be accomplished with $10. Would $10 make you happy or settle anything at all?

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bawolff1y ago

Guess the Crimean Tatar speakers just get screwed?

troadOP1y ago

Yes, sadly, by Stalin and Putin, not by the choice of language symbols.

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