ChibiChurros
piiza prince
Hey everyone, how y'all doing?
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wunderbar darlin', thanks to this lovely fandom
heart heart heart was scared this thread died
From the looks of it, everyone was just having a discussion on their fandom experiences, personal interests, and history (naturally), so why not join in~??
This thread can never die...just quote me (or Misuki). <.<;; Not that it's my thread or anything...I've just become a warm body around here.
ChibiChurros
Comparing timelines is actually like the BEST THING
but i can't remember anything interesting to share emo . Though the only thing worse than "the good guys" inspiring "the bad guys", is finding some of the stuff those "good guys" did even within their own borders. Even Canada has had things like residential schools and the Japanese internment... and whatever the heck the anglophone Canadians did to make Québec hate us.
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And yet there are touching moments too; during the Christmas truce of WWI, soldiers from both sides sang "Silent Night" together, because it was the only carol the English-, French-, and German-speaking troops all knew. Amazing how music transcends language barriers, hm?
As much as I love the history, I'm surprised the culture gets overlooked as much as it does. I'm assuming it's generally a much difficult topic to cover, though I personally find it even more interesting than history.
On a completely different subject... is it just me, or does there seem to be a lot of Canadians here~???
Let's see...what else can I think of...1867 - Canadian Confederation, First Wimbledon Tennis Championships, U.S. Civil War rages on, Japan is on it's last leg of the Shogunate system, Austro-Hungary Dual Monarchy created, the U.S. buys Alaska from Russia causing border disputes with Canada, Fenian Raids, etc.
Yeah, we have some pretty dark shadows in our history too. The residential schools are just the tip of the iceberg. = /
As for the French...ahhhhhhhhhhhh...that one's difficult. I mean, the British were actually really fair with the French when they took over...but of course, they had to be since they were bankrupt and the Americans were getting restless. If the French had rioted the British would've been kicked right out of the continent. Some Quebeckers just push things WAY too much...like they're totally unsatisfied unless everything can be done their way... = / That's not how a union works. Now don't get me wrong, I don't hate Quebec in the slightest (it would greatly sadden me to see them separate)...but as the old saying goes "You need to give a little to get a little"...a good chunk of Quebecers (the middle aged ones I find) have twisted that logic to "since we're an historic minority you need to give a lot, and we'll give you much less". I mean, how many provinces kick and scream when someone uses a lesser language? Have you seen Ontarians freak out over someone speaking Punjab in public? Have you seen any British Columbians protest over a store in Vancouver posting a sign in Chinese? No... and yet, Quebec has an entire police force meant to enforce the usage of the French language. At least English is an official language of Canada...and yet... = /
Oh yes!! Hima definitely has to do more culture based themes!! I wanna see Canada play hockey!! (Ice) hockey has only been mentioned once and it was in a theme song for America. I know Hima did a "Hetalia School Newspaper" drama CD on sports but I have yet to hear it.
harryy osborn
Hey, thread no0b here ahah...and to answer your first question, my favorite irl country would be Canada....I suppose they've got their s**t together the most.
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My favorite hetalia characters are Canada and America, so I guess that's close ahah....though I don't support the country America very much. Too into it's militarism and it's pretty invasive for a once-neutral country.
rolleyes Though really, it's not like Russia or anything.
And ahah, casting? I have no idea, to be honest. Despite my dad's love for movies, I'm not too up to date with celebrities...
sweatdrop Not like Russia, eh? XD Do you know how many military bases the U.S. has around the world? I mean, they have one in Germany...the Cold War ended two decades ago and they still have a base in Germany... = / Why? Because the States likes sticking it's nose in everyone's business...that's why.
= / I miss the days when the U.S. was neutral...or at least a third party meant to solve issues between two warring nations. All the (false) credit they were given in WWI went to their heads...well, that and being shown-up (militarily) by Britain's "colonies". XD Heh, heh, heh...
As for Canada having "his s**t together" I suggest you take a look at the current political scandals (and there are A LOT) all involving our
selfish, arrogant, incompetent, etc Prime Minister. Then you tell me my country has it's "s**t together". Hopefully after 2015 we'll get ourselves back on the right track though unfortunately NONE of the politicians we have look fit to lead. = / Canada's glory days of peacekeeping, human rights, and tolerance are rapidly coming to an end.
Kinkaede
My opinion on 'murrica is the same even though I live there. But to be honest, my state would much rather be part of Canadia. We pretty much are Canada, after all...
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Montana, eh? You'll have to get in line after Turks and Caicos, Maine, the City of Detroit, lol. <.<;; Well, the first one is real.