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hetalia2011-10-09 09:29 pm
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Nations' relationships with alcohol
Since Hima recently updated that Spain is "scary" when drunk, I thought it would be fun to go through our headcanons and ponder what the countries are like/do when they drink! (Since it seems to come up a lot in this series...)
My thoughts on certain characters:
England- Well, I think we all know what happens with this one. Clothes come off, soppy memories come to the surface, or-alternatively- other nations get persuaded to do horrible, really foolish things. (I'm looking at you Germany.) Where my perspective differs from others is that I don't think England consumes that much alcohol per drunken event. He just somehow can't overcome being a relative lightweight no matter how much he tries!
France- Holds his liquor better than England, but really isn't the hardcore party type that his reputation would suggest. Actually, most of the time he's looking to make sure that his fellow nations don't utterly destroy themselves when intoxicated, except when they're doing something really, really amusing. He would much rather take the time to enjoy a really good vintage than get exceptionally drunk because over-consumption reminds him of how he acted during the most despondent periods of his life (French Revolution, Fin de Siecle, etc.)
Germany- His sheer physical size keeps him relatively in control even after several beers, but when he's encouraged to cross that line- watch out! (Gakuen game, anybody?) I feel like his conversations with a drunk!North Italy would just be too amazing, just emotions and random overly-intense declarations of affection. ("Liebling...you...you...are like a STRUDEL! A strudel that I would eat WITH MY BARE HANDS.")
Romano- All talk and no action. Can't drink beer because it's too German tastes like horse piss. Prefers limoncello or amaretto or something else sweet. Gets surprisingly chilled out and sleepy, and usually just crawls into a corner to throw up or sleep or something when he has too much.
Russia- Nobody. Drinks. With. Russia. It's a rule of national self-preservation. Only America has broken that tenet in the past century and he ended up somewhere in Chechnya without any memories of the past 48 hours.
What are your thoughts?
My thoughts on certain characters:
England- Well, I think we all know what happens with this one. Clothes come off, soppy memories come to the surface, or-alternatively- other nations get persuaded to do horrible, really foolish things. (I'm looking at you Germany.) Where my perspective differs from others is that I don't think England consumes that much alcohol per drunken event. He just somehow can't overcome being a relative lightweight no matter how much he tries!
France- Holds his liquor better than England, but really isn't the hardcore party type that his reputation would suggest. Actually, most of the time he's looking to make sure that his fellow nations don't utterly destroy themselves when intoxicated, except when they're doing something really, really amusing. He would much rather take the time to enjoy a really good vintage than get exceptionally drunk because over-consumption reminds him of how he acted during the most despondent periods of his life (French Revolution, Fin de Siecle, etc.)
Germany- His sheer physical size keeps him relatively in control even after several beers, but when he's encouraged to cross that line- watch out! (Gakuen game, anybody?) I feel like his conversations with a drunk!North Italy would just be too amazing, just emotions and random overly-intense declarations of affection. ("Liebling...you...you...are like a STRUDEL! A strudel that I would eat WITH MY BARE HANDS.")
Romano- All talk and no action. Can't drink beer because it's too German
Russia- Nobody. Drinks. With. Russia. It's a rule of national self-preservation. Only America has broken that tenet in the past century and he ended up somewhere in Chechnya without any memories of the past 48 hours.
What are your thoughts?