I remember being a little creeped out when Google first started automatically localising queries, but when I tried switching to DDG earlier this year I realised that I've become utterly dependent on it. I constantly had to think about whether to append my city or state to the query and even after doing so would often get American results. (For example, searching for anything relating to the WA government still turns up information about Washington, even when the country is set to Australia.)
> For example, searching for anything relating to the WA government still turns up information about Washington, even when the country is set to Australia.
This is so annoying; I don't understand what the country toggle is actually for, since it doesn't seem to correct this?
I use DDG from Norway. In DDG there is a prominent checkbox to localize for searches there. Checking it gives the necessary localization even for queries in English.
