Misconception: He’s a critical asshole.

Reality: He’s a critical asshole with low self-esteem. This
criticism isn’t only directed at others; he directs it at himself just as much.
As such, he knows he’s misunderstood by others for his actions but doesn’t care
enough to do anything about it.

“He’s quite bad at expressing himself. He himself knows that people often misunderstand him, he uses this fact for self-depreciating jokes.”

Ex: The most common trope for this is how critical he is of
America’s movies.

Ex: England is described as simultaneously self-deprecating
and condescending.

England also has a notable sweet, compassionate, and sentimental
side.

True to his tsundere
character-type, he’ll get flustered and play off his acts of kindness.

Ex: Usually, he detaches himself and claims that he’s not
doing a favor because it’s in his self-interest.

He will also verbally refuse to do things for others yet
still do them anyway.

Ex: He helps France find a hotel to stay.

Ex: After learning that Japan took strides to learn parts of
his culture, England returns the favor by drawing him a portrait… It’s the thought
that counts.

Misconception: He’s a horrible parent and is, therefore, a
terrible person.

Reality: He’s a horrible parent figure that loves his
colonies deeply but had a poor way of expressing it. 

England grew up alone. The only parent figures that he had
were France and his other three brothers, those of whom all teased him. England’s
brothers would even go so far as to send him hexes. 

Since isolation is how he
was raised and it’s all he knows, this explains why he repeats these same parenting
patterns on his colonies.

Ex: He doesn’t see anything wrong with leaving America for
long periods of time, as this was something that he had endured in his own childhood.
He’s wrongfully normalized it.

Ex: When England lost America after the Revolutionary War,
he grieved with anger. His temper is described to have become particularly
stormy in the years following America’s independence. It’s also alluded that
the 100 years of heartbreak that England once suffered from was due to this
separation (Source: 2007 Christmas Event).

In the present, the two have shifted more to a teasing
relationship.

Misconception: He hates France.

Reality: As lifelong rivals, France and England both despise
and respect each other. They get on each other’s nerves more than they get
along. Nonetheless, this shouldn’t negate the fact that when the time requires
it, the two will stand together in solidarity.

Ex: The two team up against Finland when the latter proposes
the possibility of becoming America’s older brother by virtue of his similar looks.

Ex: England took France in after the Germans occupied the
latter during WW2.

Misconception: He’s antisocial.

Reality: England’s rude behaviour has frequently isolated him
from others, hence the nickname of “the Black Sheep of Europe.”

On the other hand, he’s a gentleman that knows how to
socialize. More than that, he enjoys it.

Ex: He engages in a discussion on gardening with Netherlands
and Japan.

Ex: He has tea with India.

Ex: He bonds with Norway over their affinity for magical
friends.

Bonus facts:

He acts as both the representative for the UK and England [x].

On the topic of where England’s hypothetical tattoo could
be, Himaruya points…

He’s very passionate about steampunk and once gave America
an entire lecture on the subgenre when he learned that they shared a common
interest.