Question: Russia's "koru"

[nisecal.livejournal.com]

Hope this is okay, and hope this hasn't been asked &answered before.

In the Japanese fanvideos and what not, I'm constantly seeing "コルコルコルコルコル" (korukorukoru...) following Russia around.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT IT MEANS?

I asked my Japanese friend but she has no idea and thinks they made it up :(
Is it one of those crazy internet things? Or am I just missing something?!

It's been driving me crazy for a while now......especially because I love saying it........
@_@ Thoughts?

Umm, as incentive a gift, I give you a dorky little panel that I felt the urge to color &scanlate from this comic. Only because Russia's expression is too adorable 8D


Lithuania asks Russia what he dreams of.


Thanks in advance!

Comments

[tsuki-no-kani.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I think its just a sound effect used to convey Russia's evil aura.

I may be wrong though. XP

P.S: OMG! That is ADORABLE! ;o;

[youkofujima.livejournal.com]

It's actually the shortened form of Kolhoz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkhoz), aka the Soviet Shared Farms.

Also, I have claimed that strip for scanlations, and am working on it, please check the scanlations claims thread.

[xandras-coffee.livejournal.com]

That panel is adorable. @w@ <3 *huggles Russia*

I always thought it was an evil laugh myself. oO; *learns*

[kazahayakudou.livejournal.com]

Interesting question... and like tsuki_no_kani-san I thought that it was just a sound effect to show Russia's evilevilevil³ aura. :3 He's still cute tho.

*looks at cute panel*
Why is he so adorably cute? I want to bring him to Brazil, he can have all the sun, beaches and sunflowers he wants! :D But, please, refrain from trying to take my country. I like our capitalism very much, thank you.

[synzunea.livejournal.com]

GAH. Russia is so adorable. XD

Same here. Thought it was a laugh of some sort :0

Oh well.

Everyone will be one with Russia. <3

[tsuchinoko.livejournal.com]

Youko was right about the Kolhoz. XD Snaps. Beat me to it.

It ended up being like his laugh or something though. Or IDK some sound he generates when he wants to be creepy. XDD

[nisecal.livejournal.com]

LOL, what the. WEIRD. Oh, Russia.

Sorry, I wasn't planning on translating the whole strip or anything. Just wanted to do the panel :D

[youkofujima.livejournal.com]

There's a Russian joke about how even the Devil is really afraid of Kolhoz. Other versions include where people were given the choice of "death or Kolhoz," and they chose death over Kolhoz. So essentially "kolkolkolkolkol" is when Russia is starting to sound really threatening.

Ah, it's okay. Sorry if I sounded snappy.

[nisecal.livejournal.com]

Ahahahahaha! Makes it even better. Now I get it XD

Naw, you didn't or anything. Thanks for the response though!!
HOORAY, I'M EDUMACATED

[kyo-starr.livejournal.com]

Kolhoz... *checks dusty filing cabinet in back of brain from AP Euro* Oh yeah, I do remember something about that. (I believe it was just called "collective farming" in the textbook, we didn't learn the Russian name.) Makes sense 8D /dork Thanks for the info!

Cute lil' panel :3

[holy-shpootnik.livejournal.com]

"Generates" makes it seem (to me, at least) like it actually follows him and grows louder when he's acting creepy.

...Like some sort of audible body odor, but instead of smelling more and more rank as he sweats, he just gets a chorus of 'korukorukoru' that gets louder and louder as he gets creepier.

[xandras-coffee.livejournal.com]

That is the best explanation of that concept ever. X'D

[fujiappletan.livejournal.com]

RUSSIA ILU.

[truffle.livejournal.com]

Kolhoz, eh? Man, I wish I went over this in my class.... >o> I knew it said "kolkolkol" but I had no clue what it meant. n.n;;

And Goodness, that panel made me "aww" the longest "aww" I've "aww'd", like... all month, lol. xD

[tsuchinoko.livejournal.com]

:D!! Maybe it is the sound of "Russia" coming out of his body? He IS a country holding lots of people.

Your analogy amuses me. XD

[cavechan.livejournal.com]

I thought it was a shortened form of アルコール (alcohol). XD but I wasn't at all sure. omfg Kolkhoz though. XDXD I read the entry outloud to my b/f. We were both "wtf?" oh, Russia. ilu too ^o^

[manicrabbit.livejournal.com]

Russia is only cute in his Sunflower love moments~
however, he usually scares me ==;;;

It scares me a bit too, because my first name is actually Kansas, just like the state.
And the State of Kansas is relatively warm and is also considered the sunflower state. Plus one of my favorite flowers is the sunflower. Oh the coincidences of fate...

[prince-ankou.livejournal.com]

OTL i... i liked the kolhoz songs... *downloading more kolhoz from soviet-related sites* RUSSIA THIS IS YOUR FAULT OTL;;;

[shilian0.livejournal.com]

In that case be afraid
I would be XDD

[manicrabbit.livejournal.com]

I am. very

XD