Anon 1: LOL and thank you!
@servuscallidus and Anon 2: 47 C isn’t normal here. It’s actually abnormally hot, but we do reach 35 C commonly in the summer. We’re just going through an extreme heatwave 🙂
Ottawa Anon: Well damn. I’m lucky in that I’m going to have AC running all day. Bussing downtown for class is going to be a hassle, though. Best of luck!
Thank you for asking! That’s so sweet!.
Also
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😭 I have a paper due the next day and then a mid-term two days later, so it doesn’t look like I’ll be able to go to Parliament to see the fireworks this year.
If you’re Canadian, I hope you get to enjoy the day better than me!
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1) Dates (the fruit).
2) High speed internet.
3) Reading with a warm cup of tea.
4) The earthy smell immediately after it rains (not the worm smell because ew).
5) Writing, like 10% of the time.
Thank you! This was incredibly flattering and brought a large, goofy smile on my face 🙂
Anon 1: I’m not a petty person, but every one has their breaking point. This one was mine. My mom’s boyfriend liked to get on my nerves, especially when he knew that I was studying. He also knew that I don’t support Trump, so any time I would try to study, he would deliberately watch Trump’s speeches and turn up the volume on the TV to the point that the whole house vibrated. I got tired of it one day and climbed up on the roof to mess with the satellite connection. It takes a lot to wear down my patience, but that day I knew that I wasn’t going to sit down and let him walk all over me again.
Anon 2:
Oh? They work for me, though? I reinserted the links just in case.
Anon 3: Omg someone actually
noticed lmao.
Anon 1: This is Angel. She’s
not the smartest cookie and howls all night like a total loon, but I love her
very much.
Anon 2: It’s because I’m a dumbass who’s pretty much made all these
mistakes.
What’s sad is that I had actually read the manga first
before truly getting into the fandom. The only thing I’m willing to give my 17
year old self leniency on, as it’s something that I still do, is changing the
ages and sibling relationships of the characters in human AUs.
Anon 3: Oh
wow, thank you! I love you too ❤
Thank you! Although, I have mixed feelings and don’t really
have a firm stance on this matter. Correct names can be found on Hetarchive.
They’ve graciously catalogued everything, and it’s a google search away.
For one thing, Himaruya admits to having a “questionable
naming sense” and encourages fans to name characters however they wish [x]. The
human names actually came from Hima’s deleted yahoo blog, but they haven’t
really been touched on since. Occasionally, he’ll give suggestions for some
countries’ names. Overall, the subject isn’t something definitive. Some people
don’t even consider the human names Himaruya provided to be canon.
Another thing that Hetarchive has helpfully informed readers
of is that the original human names were written in Katakana, which means that
fans have made “suppositions” on the
correct spelling. There’s no real officiality in the spelling of the names [x].
That said, what I’ve seen fans get angry about is, like you
mentioned, how names like “Tolys” are anglicized. Thing is, this isn’t
something that exclusively happens in English.
Names get changed in order to adapt and make things more
understandable for the respective reading or speaking audience. I suppose I’m
just perplexed when people get riled up only
because of the anglicization without realizing how common this practice is
across all languages.
Ex: The German name Ludwig is Louis in French: The French name Jeanne is Joan in English. You see this
with country names too. Germany is Germany in English, Deutschland in German, Doitsu
in Japanese, and Allemagne in French. That’s just how it is.
While I respect and appreciate those who do strive for
cultural accuracy, I also understand your point in why certain names have
become popularized in fanon; they’re easy to recognize and read. Not to mention
the wonky status of the name’s officiality and that Himaruya’s not opposed to
letting people choose their names. Personally, 2/3 of my name has been anglicized.
It doesn’t bother me, but for some people it does, and there’s no avoiding
that.
Anon 1: That’s brutal, dude. At
least you have boobs, though! I sure don’t :))))))
Anon 2: Even though there probably is no link, what’s
hilarious to me that America received a ton of XS condoms from Russia once, so
maybe…(?) [x]
Anon 3: Unfortunately, no. I’ve
been too busy these past few months to read, let alone write fics 😦
It sucks,
but I’ve always left the option open for people to recommend me both Hetalia
fics and blogs. I’m always happy to share them. You can find the guidelines on
that here [x].
Although, there are
still many active authors that I know @mandelene @codevassie @lluviadinoche @feyna-v @skye–walker
Anon 4: I LOVE HIM. Shane and
Garrett together always crack me up.
Anon 5: Other than Shane, I
usually watch Philip Defranco and Cody Ko’s “That’s Cringe” series (mostly for
his friend Noel though lmao.)
Oh omg RIP
Anon 1: Right?! When we’re 50 and look like we’re 30, we’ll be the ones who are envied. I’m carded and babied everywhere I go too xD. The most embarrassing experience I’ve had is when I had to get a prescription two months ago. The pharmacist asked if my Mom was around lmao. Oh yeah, I also used to be a bartender and would be carded by the cops I was serving alcohol to lololol.
Anon 2: You’re welcome! Enjoy 😀
Anon 3: TRUE!!! Funimation’s dialogue can be hilarious at times but awful too.
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