Country Flags

I'd love to see the back of the silly flags. I pay to use this site, and I've had racist abuse because of the flag. I don't pay to get abuse, I pay to play chess. I don't play chess on behalf of the UK nation, or to boost national pride. I just play chess because chess is fun. Flags are one of the less helpful features.

The only real benefit is that it gives you a clue what language your opponent might speak, should you wish to communicate. There must be a better way to do that. Maybe we could list the languages in which we can communicate in our profiles, and have the language-list accessible during the game?

...may I, in a moment of vevity, and, without adding unnecessary strain to international relations simply make the observation that some national flags are quite iconic, while others ( tricolours in particular) are synthetic, unimaginative and dull to the point of tediousness. In contrast, there is the flag of Wales...IT HAS A DRAGON! How cool is that!! If you're gonna do flags, that's the way to do it...