Iceland: I’m not buying it. Dan isn’t that gullible.
Norway: Oh please. He’ll believe anything I tell him, no matter how impossible.
Iceland: Come on. I wasn’t born yesterday.
Norway: Shhh!
Norway: Hey, Dan?
Denmark: Yes, buddy?
Norway: I’m pregnant with your baby.
Denmark:
The fact that he’s always putting others first before himself. [x]
Ex: A little girl asks him if he’s lonely due to never having had a “wife” [partner].
His first thought is to ask the other Nordics if they’re lonely. He also offers them his support.
*sweats*
Wow wow wow. Denmark it is today…
Mischaracterization post coming right up!
For the most part, the affirmations are just me thinking about my future goals in life. I try my best to recognize that my position is temporary, and that it won’t last forever, horrible as it is.
What works best for me is repeating this small little saying that I made up.
“Look the devil in the eye and shake his hand.”
I know it may seem silly, but I try to find something positive out of every negative experience. It gives me the courage to keep hoping for a happy outcome.
Considering that the nations are described as “odd beings”,
many aspects of their existence are either left open-ended or unanswered. It’s probably
meant to be like this, as it allows Hima to have more creative leeway.
On the other hand, there’s a consistent logic in the process
of how the nations are born that I’d like to go over.
For the most part, the nations are born as babies.
Ex: Egypt and his mother, Ancient Egypt.
This excludes…
1) The micronations, who are noted to be anomalies outside
the rules of nationhood.
2) Germany, who’s born as a young child given that he
already had an existing body (I’ll get back to this in a moment).
We know from Iceland that the nations spontaneously gain
consciousness and come into existence. It’s not a formal birth process. They’re also instinctively able to tell that they’re different from humans.
What signifies a nation as a baby is the nightgown they
wear. Personally, I don’t believe that the nightgown has any real significance
other than the fact that it acts as a plot device to distinguish the nation’s
young age.
Just like the nations are able to sense each other, the baby
nation is also able to sense their biological sibling.
This is seen with Iceland when he’s born. He sensed that
Norway was his brother upon gaining consciousness.
Norway also senses Iceland.
Likewise, we also know that later on, Iceland takes a DNA
test–in this case, it’s a land excavation–to confirm that there were no
Icelandic natives. Instead, the first people to settle in Iceland were
Norwegian.
That’s why Iceland and Norway are related.
On the other hand, America was colonized by several nations at once, not to mention that there
were already native tribes living there. As such, he’s referred to as an “ingredient.” He represents a mix of several cultures. [x]
Further, America doesn’t ‘sense’ an older brother from the pool of countries colonizing him. Instead,
Finland, France, and England deliberate over who will assume the role of America’s older brother.
It’s also important to mention that “onii-chan” in Japanese
does not always literally mean older brother. It can be an expression of “endearment” or “adoration.”
There are different cultural connotations that are
unfortunately lost in direct translations.
Despite this, America does, in fact, have a biological brother: Canada [x]
As mentioned above, most nations are born as babies. Germany
is an exception to this rule as he’s born as a young child…or is he?
Disclaimer, I’m going
outside canon now. This next part is theory based on canon fact.
Many people have speculated that Germany’s ‘existing’ body
means that while Holy Rome died, his body remained. Germany then resumed this
body after German Confederation.
The ‘existing’ body, then, would be the fact that Germany’s spirit
inhabited Holy Rome’s old body, hence the reason why he wasn’t born as a baby.
This perspective doesn’t make sense to me, as we know that
it’s possible for nations to live past their date of dissolution. More
importantly, Holy Rome lived past his dissolution.
Another problem with this perspective is that the nations’
bodies don’t remain when they die, but rather, they fade away. The nations are
personality-based, meaning that when their culture dies, so do they. [x]
Put another way, culture doesn’t die definitively. It fades
with time – A nation’s path to death is reflective of this.
This would explain why Holy Rome didn’t die right away, albeit being ill. The
German culture he represented was still alive and well.
Meanwhile, my take on Germany’s ‘existing body’ is vastly
different. I’m of the mindset that Holy Rome lost all his memories when he
became Germany. [post on that here].
In other words,
Germany wasn’t born as a baby because he was already existing, as in he had a living body.
In sum, while many questions about the nation’s existence
are left unanswered, there is a relative level of consistency regarding the
ages in which nations are born as well as the role that evolutionary instinct
plays in how they find their relatives.
*Looking at baby photos*
Spain: Wasn’t I cute?
Romano: It all makes sense now.
Spain: What?
Romano: Your turtle obsession. You literally were one…
Always.
Sure thing! I’ll do my best to clear things up.
Post coming up tonight!
No. This is a common headcanon/ misconception that I’ve noticed in the fandom.
The Italy Brothers don’t run the Mafia, nor do they work for
them. Instead, they’re often victimized by them.
Since mobsters are more of a problem in the Southern half of
the country, Romano’s respectively more affected by their activities. [x]
Ex: Romano is frequently coerced into doing favors for the Mafia
against his will. He complies because he’s terrified of them.
Nonetheless, Romano has proven to be capable of standing up
to them.
Ex: With Spain’s life hanging on the line due to an economic recession, Romano refuses to hand over the imports he intends to use in saving Spain’s
economy.
Typically, however, he’s seen as easy prey for the Mafia to
get him to do their bidding.
It’s only in the above circumstance where he becomes “stronger”
than usual. Put another way, Spain’s potential death kicked in Romano’s fight
or flight instinct.
Both Italy brothers are frequently stolen from. While some
of this is from regular pickpocketers…
Ex: Veneziano has his car and wallet stolen. [x]
Ex: Romano is well-trained in guarding himself against being
pickpocketed. [x]
…the Mafia [and corrupt politicians] also steal from the
Italy brothers, albeit indirectly.
The personification’s income, as in how much money they have
available to them in their wallet, is dependent on how wealthy their country
is. If the government is corrupt and funds are being frauded/ embezzled, the personification
doesn’t receive as much money as they should.
Ex: Veneziano’s wallet runs thin as a result of corruption
in the Italian government, specifically in the South.
It’s not like they’re not aware of this corruption either,
because they are.
Ex: Veneziano comments on the corruption within Rome’s
municipal government and casts his vote for Virginia Elena Raggi, whose
campaign ran on combatting corruption. [x]
The problem is that because the nations have little
influence in how their government
runs, they don’t have the means or resources to tackle this corruption.
Spain: If you had to describe yourself in one word, what would it be?
Romano:
Ellawritesficssometimes 