





Are Seborga
and Genoa related to anc.Rome too? Since They have the curl.
(The Italy brothers use a curl as proof of a
blood relation to Rome [x].)
By the logic vested in the manga, I would say
so. It’s similar to how Himaruya approached the German states. They were all
considered to be brothers.

In your opinion,
are there any secret/low-key stoner characters?
No one is confirmed to be a stoner lol. However,
Canada has smoked pot once.

Source: Christmas 2010 Event, page 5.
Although he’s never been shown to smoke pot in
canon (therefore it’s not canon), Netherlands would be another contender. There’s
a panel even depicting how some “coffee shops” in his country sell it.
Source: Bamboo Thicket (Eng trans., Hetarchive, February 24, 2015).

Is there
enough evidence to say that Prussia is an albino? Or Iceland or someone else in
the series for that matter
This is actually a mistake I’ve made in the
past in my own fics. Pale eyes and hair doesn’t automatically make someone an
albino, even though Prussia is sometimes depicted with characteristic red eyes—point is, it doesn’t automatically make him an albino.
Source: Christmas 2007, Hetarchive, page 5.

Canon evidence has actually pointed otherwise since
Prussia’s color scheme varies. He’s had blond hair and blue eyes, and his eye
color can range from hues of red, blue, and purple.
Edit: I’m aware that albinos can have blue/ purple eyes, but the fact still remains that Prussia hasn’t been confirmed as one.
Source: Bamboo Thicket (Eng trans., Hetarchive, Nov 22nd, 2011).
slightly
personal question for mun: what do u think the most endearing trait of your
favorite character is?
I don’t have a favourite character!
…The first character that comes to mind is
Finland.
He’s just a genuinely wholesome person that can
cheer up anyone [x].

Where did the
Netherlands and Taiwan ship come from? Is there any interaction between them in
canon?
There is no interaction between them.
I’m not favourable of the “they must have an
interaction in order to be shipped” mentality, though. People are free to ship
what they want, and they shouldn’t have to justify it based on canon material,
ya know?

It’s not confusing if
you take two minutes to do a simple google search, though 😉

Yeah. I have no problems
with people headcanoning and never have. I believe in artistic liberty.
However, I don’t understand why people let themselves remain confused
and/or take everything they see as truth without fact-checking the manga/
hetarchive database. The information is all there and is very accessible.

Everyone learns at their
own pace. School is too standardized, so if you don’t get it, it doesn’t mean
that you won’t or aren’t as capable. People operate at different paces and
possess different aptitudes. For example, I was a whiz at English but for Math I
would have to do practice questions for several hours in a row before I finally
got the hang of it.
Asking questions is a
sign of learning and engagement. I don’t think it should ever be looked down
on. You’re not an idiot. If anything, you’re smart enough to ensure the quality
of your own education.

Again, you’ve completely
missed the mark on what my perspective is and have completely subverted it into
a polar opposite. I’m not going to sit here and re-state my points, not to mention that I’ve never talked about what makes ‘good writing’ in Hetalia. You’re acting as if that’s something I’ve said which I don’t appreciate.
Here are posts to corroborate
how wrong your summary is [x] [x]. If you have any questions/
need further clarifications then, feel free to send in another ask.
On that last part: I ask that you again please not accuse me of
something that I haven’t said. I can’t remember which Q & A it was, but I have
gone on the record to say that there are two reasons why I believe Himaruya
hasn’t adequately represented all nations:
1) If you read through Bamboo Thicket, on several
occasions you’ll find that he travels to a country before he personifies it.
2) I’ve also speculated that because there is so
much controversy surrounding the series, Himaruya may not want to personify
countries with violent colonial pasts that include an additional element of racialization.
It would be tricky deciding on how to go about the character’s history and what to depict.
It’s untrue that there
is no representation in Hetalia. A good chunk of East Asia is personified, some
African nations are, and there’s also Ecuador. My mother’s from Guyana (South
America). Sure, I would love a
personification for it, but I also recognize that introducing a new
character for every country is unsustainable.
**You also have to keep in
mind that the original series was shaped around WW2, which, in turn, shaped which nations were initially
personified. However, I do agree that we could use more representation in
certain areas of the globe; I’ve never stated anything otherwise.
Oh, huh. I mean, I think it would be cool to have references to the folklore (I and others have given Rome the name Romulus in fics), but the personifications don’t found the nations they represent. They come into existence afterwards.
I’m with you on that. It’s not very believable considering how much it strays from the logic used in the manga. By that I mean that I’m confused that it was considered to be canon. People can headcanon however they want, though.
I wouldn’t say the same. Veneziano and Romano are like a
split from Rome’s personality. Rome is a conflation of both of them. If you
read the manga, you’ll notice that his expressions are very uncanny to the ones
his grandsons make.
Anyways, there are similar parallels between them that I
think would be worth exploring later.
Ex: This scene replicates Italy and Germany’s typical dynamic:
frantic Italian and no-nonsense German.

Source: Bamboo Thicket (Eng trans., Hetarchive, Oct 20th,
2013).

Sure thing 😀
Post coming up tonight!

I had originally intended to answer these last night, but I fell asleep lol.

I’m so glad that you like your classes. I can relate! My birthday is December 9th so I’m always a year behind people my age 🙂 That’s such a bizarre logic for them to use, like what?
My school day was better, thank you! While it’s a lot of work, fourth year in uni is the first time where things feel personal. There are twenty students in some of my classes now rather than 400+
What’s funny is that I found out that a group of professors in my department took it upon themselves to learn my name even though I’ve never spoken in class or have even had some of them. They’re looking for prospective masters students lmao.
Professor: This is the first time where you can’t sit in class and say nothing. Don’t think I won’t pick on you.
Me: *resigns to having to speak and decides to raise hand*
Professor: Ah, yes. Ariella. You’re doing the presentation on penal appetites in the media, yeah?
Me: *eyes bug out*
Professor: *smirks*

Thank you so much! I wish you all the same ❤
Thank you, that really means a lot ❤
And oh god yes! Twitter and tumblr are the worst offenders of this. Conflicting opinions shouldn’t inherently bring out rude derogatory language in people nor should it prevent someone from considering an alternate point of view.
For me, it’s always a debate between Poland or Austria. Poland
wins because he’s more confident in his looks (despite being an overall anxious
person).

Source: Bamboo Thicket (Eng Trans., Hetarchive, Sep 29th, 2010).

I’m not ignoring requests for a characterization post. It’ll
be a separate thing later on.
Anyways, the answer as to why Poland speaks like a valley girl
and cross-dresses is pretty underwhelming and anticlimactic. There isn’t all
that much to say.
Post coming up tonight!
