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hetalia2011-04-29 06:57 pm
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A questionnaire - Fandoms in different countries
Hello Everyone!
I have a favor to ask for – that’s to fill the questionnaire below.
I’m writing an article for Polish Hetalia FanSite (www.hetalia.org) about fandoms in foreign countries and how people in different countries see Hetalia. Obviously, my knowledge of these is quite limited and therefore I need help of Hetalia fans – you! The questionnaire will consist of around 10 questions and will ask about more general view on certain topics within your country rather than your own. It will take you only about 15 minutes to complete – only few sentences of an answer will be enough! - But it will be such a great help for me!
So here goes the questionnaire:
1) What country are you from?
2) Was your country already made a character of Hetalia?
3) If it was, how fans in your country reacted to that personification? Do you guys like it or is there something you would like to change in it?
4) If not, is there an ‘official’ OC that was made in your fandom in place of your missing country? How does it looks like, how does it reflect upon your country's features?
5) Can you define who is the most popular character of Hetalia in your country?
6) What about the pairings? Is there any pairings that seems to be liked by the most of people in your country or is it very divided?
7) What is the most common view on the character of Poland? Is the Feliks, how he was created by the author, easily accepted?
8) How does the fandom in your country works? Do you have any particular site or a forum that most of fans seem to use? Can you tell how many Hetalia fans, approximately, there is in your country?
9) Is Hetalia seen more of a humorous manga that shouldn’t be taken seriously? Is many people trying to apply actual historical meaning to it?
10) Is there any popular memes (for example: Iceland's white boots, Hotland’s…pardon me, Netherlands’ tulips etc.), sayings, tags that you see as common only in your country?
And that is it :D!
Thank you all for taking part in this questionnaire! It means a lot!
[ I've got cherishedsaulie's approval for posting the questionnaire]
I have a favor to ask for – that’s to fill the questionnaire below.
I’m writing an article for Polish Hetalia FanSite (www.hetalia.org) about fandoms in foreign countries and how people in different countries see Hetalia. Obviously, my knowledge of these is quite limited and therefore I need help of Hetalia fans – you! The questionnaire will consist of around 10 questions and will ask about more general view on certain topics within your country rather than your own. It will take you only about 15 minutes to complete – only few sentences of an answer will be enough! - But it will be such a great help for me!
So here goes the questionnaire:
1) What country are you from?
2) Was your country already made a character of Hetalia?
3) If it was, how fans in your country reacted to that personification? Do you guys like it or is there something you would like to change in it?
4) If not, is there an ‘official’ OC that was made in your fandom in place of your missing country? How does it looks like, how does it reflect upon your country's features?
5) Can you define who is the most popular character of Hetalia in your country?
6) What about the pairings? Is there any pairings that seems to be liked by the most of people in your country or is it very divided?
7) What is the most common view on the character of Poland? Is the Feliks, how he was created by the author, easily accepted?
8) How does the fandom in your country works? Do you have any particular site or a forum that most of fans seem to use? Can you tell how many Hetalia fans, approximately, there is in your country?
9) Is Hetalia seen more of a humorous manga that shouldn’t be taken seriously? Is many people trying to apply actual historical meaning to it?
10) Is there any popular memes (for example: Iceland's white boots, Hotland’s…pardon me, Netherlands’ tulips etc.), sayings, tags that you see as common only in your country?
And that is it :D!
Thank you all for taking part in this questionnaire! It means a lot!
[ I've got cherishedsaulie's approval for posting the questionnaire]
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6) What about the pairings? Is there any pairings that seems to be liked by the most of people in your country or is it very divided?
I personally don't ship, but I think that US/UK is especially popular due to the Revolutionary War, as well as America and Russia due to the cold war, and America and Canada because... I'm not sure, brotherly love? War of 1812? The fact that they are portrayed as such different people while still sharing almost identical cultures?
7) What is the most common view on the character of Poland? Is the Feliks, how he was created by the author, easily accepted?
I doubt he's an accurate portrayal of Poland, but I think people in this forum accept him so easily just because he's such a strange and unique character. I actually thought of Polish immigrants as being quite macho, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was because they were Jewish immigrants that went through hell and back just to escape WW2 Poland and developed a more gruff survivalist view of the world that they brought with them to where ever they safely settled. So Felix throws all of that on its head, and is so bizarre and out of the ordinary that he's likable just for that.
8) How does the fandom in your country work? Do you have any particular site or a forum that most fans seem to use? Can you tell how many Hetalia fans, approximately, there is in your country?
Oh, God!! Since the US is predominantly English speaking, we share these forums with the UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and so many other countries that result in a daunting plethora of forums, and makes it difficult to tell who comes from which country. I normally stick to the main LJ forum (this one we're in), but there are so many out there.
This is one of the main archives of English Scanlations http://hetalia.wikia.com/wiki/Hetalia_Archives
and this is probably the most complete list of groups that I'm aware of http://www.horror-vacui.net/hetarchive/commlist.php
9) Is Hetalia seen more of a humorous manga that shouldn’t be taken seriously? Is many people trying to apply actual historical meaning to it?
Both! Some people, such as myself, love the use of individual people with all their quirks representing entire countries and the actions (good, bad, or ridiculous) of those countries throughout history. Sometimes it sticks to straight up facts, mirroring history. Other times, Hetalia adheres itself to stereotypes and jokes (How many Americans does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None! They get their illegal Mexican immigrant maid to do it for them). And occasionally it's just plain random for no reason at all (such as some of the recent Mochi strips that have come out). But typically, it's a mix of all of the above. In short, take everything that has Hetalia in it with a grain of salt.
10) Is there any popular memes (for example: Iceland's white boots, Hotland’s…pardon me, Netherlands’ tulips etc.), sayings, tags that you see as common only in your country?
I'm sure there's plenty, I just haven't kept up on Hetalia enough to be aware of them.