“January 1st 1960 is when Cameroon gained independence from France, October 1st 1961 was the annexation of former British Cameroon.” — artiedrawings
“First, about Alfred smoking at all, it only makes sense that all of the nations (the western ones at the very least) would have smoked when cigarettes first became popular.
Walt Disney died on December 15, 1966. I’ve submitted a headcanon previously about them being friends, and I think it would have hit Alfred really hard, especially because, had Disney not been a chain smoker most of his adult life, he could have lived to be much older than just 65.” — chocalateandcheeseburgers
“They love to watch Jackass and are always trying to re-enact the stunts. It always ends badly.
Gilbert has all the videos on his computer.” — souleatssouls
“They are nations, and therefor, they’re obviously not going to have the same childhood as normal children. They may play with toys and laugh and giggle, but they are learned very early how to kill. They must learn early because they will be fighting in several wars and so must be knowledgeable about the facts of war and murder soon.
Many nations know this and know that is how it is, those are the rules. Some nations however, had a hard time accepting it, such as England. It has extremely difficult for him to teach America about killing another person. To him, America was an angel, he was pure. So he did not teach him about it, he did not want to soil the boy’s hands. But when he left for a trip, America eventually learned about killing from his fellow citizens, that is why he had a sudden growth spurt, it was symbol of becoming a fully-found nation, to show he is able to protect him and his people.” — ihasnoclevername
Most nations think her cold personality is a result of the climate. In reality, she makes herself be like this because she’s always looked after younger nations and helped countries when others wouldn’t or couldn’t.
She’s always had to be strong for others.
“Reference to: Liberations of the Netherlands, Passchendaele (Belgium), Battle of Kapyong (South Korea), Battle of Britain, The Suez Canal Crisis (Egypt), mass Ukrainian immigration to Canada, Normandy Invasion. Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and Seychelles are former colonies of the UK.” — Kyra
