[Official Site] France and Germany!

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Himaruya's updates his blog yet again! This time with the recently rather buddy-buddy France and Germany. (Although, Germany looks unamused as usual. Even when they're getting along they don't get along well, do they?)



ウンフォラ スティーロ！！

最近この二国の協力っぷりが異常。

もうそろそろ色々のお知らせできると思います！

追記；歩くの早い第一位はアイルランドさんだそうです。
アイルランドさんはいろんなイメージがあるのですが
どういうキャラにしようか結構悩む国ですね。
妖精の島や幻想的な風景は一度見てみたいものです。


My translator won't translate the blog title. . . .

Basically, in the blog, Himaruya says that the cooperation between these two recently is odd(in pretty much all of their history they've been at one another's throats, however, at present, they've been quite friendly and cooperative with one another).

In addition, he mentions, in post script, that the fastest walker is Ireland. However, the many images of Ireland make creating an Ireland character troubling, because he doesn't know what kind of character to make him/her.

Comments

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This must be like the whole world has the flu, with Germany, India and a few others being the only healthy ones left and who have to nurse the others.^^;
Europe is such a crazy little continent with so many tiny countries squeezed together here, it's amazing how we finally get to work together after so many centuries indeed.<3 On the other hand, I'm always amazed to see how huge countries can function properly as well, especially when they have to keep together such a big and heterogeneous population as in the US or in China, whether it's because of ethnicity or local differences. Compared to the US (who despite all problems doesn't have revolts afaik), our tiny little Belgium can barely function at all because the two major populations can't stop hating each other and we have violent seperatist groups in about every corner of Europe, nevermind how small the countries are to begin with.orz

That's funny that you know the mediterranean French cuisine best, I always thought that the "classical haute cuisine" (whatever that is, but it certainly is expensive) was what people usually associated with French food. Mediterranean French food is so yummy!:D
And yes, you got the food right. Well, not in my personal case because I eat about everything, but traditionally speaking Northern European food is a lot more heavy and spiceless than Southern European food. Though Germany's not the only one not to use garlic and I'd be surprised that they ever associated it with Southern French when the Northern French were much closer and more of a threat, so I'm not sure I can buy this story (not implying you are lying I mean, I'm just failing to understand how this could have happened), but then they had plenty of negative stereotypes as it was until WWII, so who knows.
I'm not a huge expert on Spanish food I have to admit, but everytime I got to eat some, it was usually quite heavy on garlic. But I can't say just how typical this is.

it's always sort of seen that the French smell bad (smell like garlic, don't bathe, other stupid reasons etc.) and eat a lot of garlic.
I'm not surprised, I think this is the most classical stereotype for people from nations you don't love that much. I hate to say it though, but it's about the same in Germany with Italians too.^^; Although I believe this stereotype isn't as widespread anymore as when I was a kid, or that's what I hope. (GerIta unfortunately isn't as real irl as some fans would like to believe at times. *sigh* Which is sad, because I have always loved Italy and the Italian language since forever, I guess I'm one of those who sort of fit into that trope.)