Most of these observations, even though I'm sure they're true, are only mildly interesting. The last stated falsehood, however, is notable: > Language codes w

Most of these observations, even though I'm sure they're true, are only mildly interesting. The last stated falsehood, however, is notable: > Language codes will match the country code of the country they are associated with This is a very confused statement to begin with. Many languages are not "associated" with a country at all. Many languages are spoken in different countries, and many countries have multiple official or common languages. This is why using flags or country codes as language indicators bothers me. Even for English it can be confusing: do you pick the US flag? The UK flag? It also means it is usually impossible to localise a website based on the TLD alone. In most cases you will also need a language code somewhere in the URL. Many web developers forget this. Another important oversight is that not all inhabitants of a country might speak one of the official or common languages. Just ask any expat with an iTunes store account. It is much better to offer information in a language that can be chosen independently from a user's country, if possible. Google Cache version here: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://wiesmann.codiferes.net/wordpress/%3Fp%3D15187%26lang%3Den&hl=en&strip=1 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...