Has anyone else noticed the huge new country flags under the name accompanying each post?
I am not really complaining, and I will get used to it, but for now those are freaking me out for some reason! 
Anyone else feel they are staring us in the face, or is it just me?! 
No, I had the same feeling. Not a big fan.
There is a setting to disable this globally, but I don’t see one per user. Should we open a poll to decide if it should be enabled/disabled?
There is a location_user_country_flag setting which I can turn off if you like.
I guess you need to have the Map location set to see it.
Think the positioning is not really the best, if it was placed a bit less prominent and smaller it wouldn’t be so distracting. 
(+1 for disabling)
I agree with how it is displayed being sub-optimal, but I like the idea behind it as it shows how international the community is. Of course I see the positive side of easily recognizing someone is in a different timezone, but I have to admit as bias and more exists it could also have a negativ effect.
I’ve disabled it for now