I always thought they should be using the flag of the UN to indicate the location of a language selection dropdown, and just list the name of the languages in their native form in the list.
But being able to choose the language is always much better than sites forcing you to use a specific version of a site depending on your location, which is such a pain.
Side note: seeing the Taiwanese flag for traditional Chinese is kinda like the French flag in Switzerland for Hong Kong.
The French flag is a particular offender, with so many countries speaking French in Europe, Africa or Canada.
But being able to choose the language is always much better than sites forcing you to use a specific version of a site depending on your location, which is such a pain.
Side note: seeing the Taiwanese flag for traditional Chinese is kinda like the French flag in Switzerland for Hong Kong.
The French flag is a particular offender, with so many countries speaking French in Europe, Africa or Canada.