how do i......

[McZee3]

....change the flag on my profile (the flag that shows up next to my username on posts)?

 

[hard top]

You are using a German provider (IP)

Continent: Europe
Country: Germany

State/Region: Hesse
City: Frankfurt am Main

 

[GazHyde]

....change the flag on my profile (the flag that shows up next to my username on posts)?

As HT says it works it out from the IP address you are currently accessing the site from. We do occasionally have a few oddities where it shows a country you aren't in, but that's usually down to a proxied internet connection.

 

[McZee3]

ok, strange why it would be from Germany but i am no computer expert so it could be a common thing?
thanks for the explanations

 

[hard top]

so it could be a common thing?

Yep, @Gail is online from the Netherlands when she is at work in the UK.