I think it comes from the fact that he starred in a hair iron commercial.
He’s literally such a goofball, I can’t handle it.
Sure thing! Post coming up soon!
I’ll go over these in greater detail in separate posts, but here’s a basic chart of what I’ve got jotted down.
America – Wanting to be liked, fear of criticism, fear of being hated, fear of being challenged, his weight/ muscles.
Russia – Wanting to be liked, being alone, fear of being hated, fear of exclusion.
England – Uses biting sarcasm in order to hide feelings of inferiority, feeling like an outsider despite being included, being lonely, can actually be really sweet but is too shy to openly help or give direct advice to the other nations, loss of power.
Canada – Not being unique or relevant enough, not being recognized for his own accomplishments.
France – Loss of power, being alone, worries of becoming irrelevant.
China – Fears being left behind in a more modern world (he’s doing just fine), fear of abandonment (earlier with Japan, now with Hong Kong), feeling like an alien due to his old age.
Germany – Problems with expressivity of happiness, being alone, worries that he comes off as cold to others, works hard but quickly becomes flustered when praised (relates to low feelings of self-worth).
Prussia – Being alone, melancholy over having never married, low self-worth and loss of superpower status.
Romano – Feelings of inferiority in comparison to younger brother, regret over snapping at people and not being seen as agreeable and likeable.
Ukraine – Size of breasts, ambivalence over leaving the Soviet Union and distancing herself from Russia.
South Korea – Wanting to be liked, unhealthily perfecting physical appearance, wanting to be unique despite following in the footsteps of Japan, China, and America.
Misconception: America is lazy and doesn’t take anything
seriously.
Reality: He’s an extremely diligent worker. He didn’t just
magically become one of the world’s top powers.
Misconception: Russia is a psychopath.
Reality: A psychopath
thinks only in terms of themself, has subdued and withdrawn emotions, is
narcissistic, doesn’t understand the consequences of their actions, is extremely
manipulative, and routinely lies.
Russia, while maintaining a child-like personality and not
being able to understand the consequences of his actions all the time, is an
extremely emotional and sensitive individual. He cares about others and wants to
befriend them, but has trouble healthily expressing this.
Misconception: America and Russia must hate each other,
because, ya know – the Cold War.
Reality: Russia and America get along very well, but like to
tease and make passive jabs at each other.
Misconception: The Italy brothers prefer guys.
Reality: They tend to flirt with girls more, despite the
obvious Spamano and Gerita hints in the strips.
Misconception: The nations are portrayed as dumb.
Reality: They play a key role in the intellectual revolutions
their countries experience. They’re all geniuses (some more than others, arguably), having been shown to pioneer and
invent various technologies.
America: I’ve got a big p–! Nukes, I’ve got nukes and spaceships!
Russia: Same… nyet homo.
Hmmm. I’ll go with the less obvious and underlying ones.
-The Italy Brothers’ eyes
-Germany’s inability to smile.
-Germany’s love for Italy’s climate and culture + his deep interest in Roman history (*cough Holy Rome)
-Japan’s clairvoyance abilities + his limited memory
-Russia’s curse
-America’s dual personality
-China and Japan’s old age
-England’s alienation
-France’s loneliness and overcompensation as a Big Brother figure
I’m actually working on a larger post about America, but for now, I think this panel speaks enough to answer your question. The context is that in spite of the bad ratings his movies receive, America makes parody awards for them.
[America and Canada having a sleepover]
America: Hey.
Canada: Go to bed, Alfred.
America: Do you ever wonder why we don’t have microwaves that blow cold air?
Canada: Go to bed, Alfred.
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