What makes Bing and Google think I'm in the UK?

[slicksilver]

...when I'm in the arab emirates. I would like IE to take me to the US versions by default without having to change settings and entering american URLs. Is there a system setting which determines this?

 

[ElFenix]

quit using proxies

edit: nm yours comes up dallas.

clear your cookies

 

[sandorski]

Your gnarly accent.

 

[SKORPI0]

Some websites that you visit can get your IP address and from there guess your location.

 

[Crusty]

All websites that you visit can get your IP address and from there guess your location.

Fixed

 

[surfsatwerk]

You've got a bad case of scurvy.

 

[nerp]

This happened to my laptop when I was in France. Took a while for google to realize I was no longer sitting in Charles De Gaulle.

 

[mb]

I once accidentally downloaded a test build of Firefox in UK English instead of US English. This made google think I was in the UK. Spell check also told me I was spelling color wrong!

I know you said you're using IE, but are any of your language settings set to UK English instead of US?

Chances are it may not be that simple but it's worth a look.

 

[sandorski]

I once accidentally downloaded a test build of Firefox in UK English instead of US English. This made google think I was in the UK. Spell check also told me I was spelling color wrong!

I know you said you're using IE, but are any of your language settings set to UK English instead of US?

You are!

 

[ravana]

Since he is in the UAE I am gonna guess that his OS is set to UK English.

 

[mb]

You are!

Did you remember to inflate your tyres on your blimey lorry after you left your flat?

 

[slicksilver]

Since he is in the UAE I am gonna guess that his OS is set to UK English.

Only the numbers and formats are set to UK english. Locale is United States. Use a proxy coz most popular websites are banned here. The proxy is USA as well.

 

[sandorski]

Did you remember to inflate your tyres on your blimey lorry after you left your flat?

We don't use those words up here...just the correct spelling of the words we do use!

 

[MixMasterTang]

What DNS Servers are you pointing to?