This container of Magnesium uses the Irish flag for the English language.

Obligatory: https://www.flagsarenotlanguages.com/blog/why-flags-do-not-represent-language/

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jol@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Ireland and Malta are the only EU countries where English is a native language. Did you expect them to use the flag of Malta? That would be weird!

jayemar@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

That's a fun fact!

stoly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Brexit hadn't even crossed my mind. This makes sense.

hades@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
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FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

That's a lot of flags! Presumably if the Irish language was supported they would change the EN flag to something else.