[floe]

> you can't even hide them

I changed my trends location to Tokyo on someone's recommendation, and it's been a great workaround. I don't speak Japanese, so it's the same as 'hiding' the trends to my brain.

(I think the way to do this is 'Explore' -> gear icon, at least on desktop.)

[jdrc]

Burundi or Anguila are also good choices

[rsoto]

I actually wrote a userscript in order to hide them.