VPN having some odd effects

[Tamesh16]

So essentially after Tunnel bear went south i switched to ExpressVPN off the recommendation of a friend, and have been using it ever since, i never really switched to PIA because it did with i needed and didnt have any bad experiences. 

But essentially i see that some websites give me the 'Dubai' or 'United Arab Emirates version' when i am connected to New York 

Like YouTube shows below:

 

it also happens with Amazon where it directs me to Amazon.AE 

is this meant to happen, or is my VPN not working well ?

btw i checked and my IP address is from New york 

 

[Tamesh16]

i checked with VPN in New York and Toronto and with it turned off (from south America) and it still says "AE" so maybe it is just some weird Caching thing

i did try clear all cache from my browser but it still didnt change the mark

i did try use the link 

https://www.youtube.com/?gl=US 

and that seemed to work, but unsure why vpn didnt change it automatically 

[TempestCatto]

Try a DNS test. Maybe your DNS is leaking and therefore thinks you're in another country. That has happened to me on Nord. I just switch servers, do another DNS test, and if it's not leaking, it works as intended.

 

https://dnsleak.com/

[Tamesh16]

9 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

Try a DNS test. Maybe your DNS is leaking and therefore thinks you're in another country. That has happened to me on Nord. I just switch servers, do another DNS test, and if it's not leaking, it works as intended.

 

https://dnsleak.com/

I usually set my DNS to cloudflare 

this was the result with VPN turned off :

 

 

Turned on:

 

[Tamesh16]

15 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

SNIP

Btw i have trying multiple places in the US and atleast one thing shows up that my DNS is leaking, should i change my VPN the next time around  or should i remove cloudflare as my DNS?

[TempestCatto]

10 minutes ago, Tamesh16 said:

Btw i have trying multiple places in the US and atleast one thing shows up that my DNS is leaking, should i change my VPN the next time around  or should i remove cloudflare as my DNS?

Well per the photo's I don't see why a website would think your from the Middle East. Try removing Cloudflare as your DNS. Let the VPN do the work. You might wanna try a DNS flush.

https://www.technipages.com/flush-and-reset-the-dns-resolver-cache-using-ipconfig

[Tamesh16]

4 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

Try removing Cloudflare as your DNS. Let the VPN do the work. You might wanna try a DNS flush.

https://www.technipages.com/flush-and-reset-the-dns-resolver-cache-using-ipconfig

Okay i did both and there is still one saying there is a leak, but youtube problem has gone away, it doesnt show the 'AE' and i go straight into the US version

so it did help

[TempestCatto]

Just now, Tamesh16 said:

Okay i did both and there is still one saying there is a leak, but youtube problem has gone away, it doesnt show the 'AE' and i go straight into the US version

so it did help

The leak could just be down to your specific VPN. Sometimes a good VPN leaks, I don't know why/how but it happens from time to time. Try switching servers and see what happens. If no dice, you may want to consider a VPN change.

[Tamesh16]

1 minute ago, TempestCatto said:

If no dice, you may want to consider a VPN change

yeah there is no change when changing servers, my subscription ends in November so i might change, 

would you recommend using Nord or PIA ?

[TempestCatto]

11 minutes ago, Tamesh16 said:

yeah there is no change when changing servers, my subscription ends in November so i might change, 

would you recommend using Nord or PIA ?

PIA is based in the USA, which is a prying eyes country (that's what I call it. It's really Five Eyes or Fourteen Eyes alliances). Meanwhile Nord is located in Panama, a country which is not part of the prying eyes. That's why I went with Nord. They also have a no logs policy too. Which, they really do mean "no logs" because their servers strait up can't even do it. I would recommend Nord personally. I've been, "acquiring", downloads for years now with no intrusion from my ISP.

[Tamesh16]

3 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

PIA is based in the USA, which is a prying eyes country (that's what I call it. It's really Five Eyes or Fourteen Eyes alliances). Meanwhile Nord is located in Panama, a country which is not part of the prying eyes. That's why I went with Nord. They also have a no logs policy too. Which, they really do mean "no logs" because their servers strait up can't even do it. I would recommend Nord personally. I've been, "acquiring", downloads for years now with no intrusion from my ISP.

Alright, thank you for all the help !