[marcosdumay]

> So the problem here is a bit different, right?

I wonder if flags fix that one in any way.

It's the convention on sites to put the flags as a top-level element (but you could put "English" there just as easily). But on any device with a menu, the flags are usually only on the language list.

[thaumasiotes]

> but you could put "English" there just as easily

I've seen a website where the URL made it clear that the selected language was "en-US", but the flag displayed was the United Kingdom.