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Note: This post can be very triggering for some people. Please take care of yourself and don’t read this if you are sensitive to the topic of eating disorders.

To start, let’s lay out one ground rule. We know that population statistics respectively affect the nations’ behaviours, habits, and personalities. When something is common in the population, the personification adopts it too.

For example, America’s people strongly believe in aliens and conspiracy theories.

As such, America also believes in aliens and conspiracy theories.

It would follow, then, that given how big the fast food and dieting industries are in America –what a massive contradiction that is – he would also be affected by this.

Well, he is.

While I can’t attest to how accurate this statistic is, Hima cites that 60% of Americans are overweight. What matters here is that this statistic explains why America is also ‘overweight’. He’s not actually. I’ll get back to that in a minute.

Point is, America has been struggling with weight and dieting issues from some of the earliest strips. Of course, this is because the fast-food industry really took off after WW2. The dieting industry came a bit afterward when people began realizing how much weight they were gaining by eating so much processed food.

The same thing happens to America. Initially, he doesn’t realize the effect that constantly eating burgers has on his metabolism.

This then leads him to inquire about the eating habits of other nations as well as how they maintain their thin figures.

The problem with America is that this obsession with dieting becomes unhealthy, exactly as it is with the American population. Eating disorders and crash diets are chronic in North America. It’s a major problem that isn’t really talked about. Hima, on the other hand, characterizes America to accurately reflect this.

In his introductory chapter of World Stars (chapter 23), the topic of his dieting session is immediately brought up. I don’t think this would be done unless it was something pivotal to his characterization.

The character note claims that America’s gotten over his dieting craze and has accepted that he’s not actually fat but rather muscular and big-boned.

That’s the mental illness aspect of eating disorders. You claim that you’re better despite the fact that you keep relapsing into unhealthy habits. This thought process can be very convincing, as some people with eating disorders truly believe that they’re healthy and that there’s nothing wrong with what they’re doing.

Expectedly, later chapters contradict this.

Not even that, literally the next chapter depicts him struggling with his weight. When he measures himself on the scale and a large number turns up, he convinces himself that it’s broken. If that wasn’t enough, he also calls Germany to fix the scale.

How I interpret this is that America is in denial and is stubbornly fighting with himself over the number on the scale.

In the same chapter, he falls back to his old dieting tactics and asks Italy about his eating habits.

This isn’t the first time the insecurity over his weight is shown either.

Ex: In the strips depicting what each country is known for, America is shown to be painting over the American stereotype of being “fat.” As someone who seems to be struggling with his body image, it makes sense that he wouldn’t want to be known as an obese country.

The problem with America is that he overeats, sets unrealistic body goals, and then doesn’t follow through with these goals. This, in turn, leads to a rigorous cycle of dieting and feeling poor about himself.

Ex: One of his New Year’s Resolution to “take better care of his health” is to have a body fat percentage of 3%. Obviously, this isn’t a realistic goal. It’s far from healthy.

Notice how being slimmer has been his resolution for the past 30 years. It’s not something that’s gone away, as it’s a problem that’s persistently affected Americans over the years.

The cycle continues when, in the same strip, he treats himself to a hamburger and milkshake.

The last that we see of this problem is when he trains China to help him lose weight. [Chinese obesity rates have been on the rise lately.]

Regardless of the fact that America possesses super strength and possesses more physical endurance than normal, a 10,000 corkscrew punch workout is not normal. If anything, this is indicative of another unhealthy dieting tactic.

In sum, America’s dieting/ workout habits and overconsumption of junk food are owed to the prevalence of the fast food and dieting industries of his country. Given the evidence I just presented, it’s not a stretch to claim that he suffers from body issues and has an eating disorder.

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oh czechia’s outfit is to DIE for

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HETALIA ☆ WORLD STARS (527)

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Hetalia Favorite Flowers (the reasons are just headcanons of mine, not actually true)

Ludwig: Marigolds. Kiku once found him picking marigolds and looking like he was in heaven. Kiku: Sakura. Do I even need to explain this?

Feliciano: Gardenias. I think he would just find them very pretty.

Lovino: Dahlias. He and Feliciano used to plant dahlias together all the time until they were separated.

Gilbert: Lilies. Fritz loved lilies, specifically the white ones, and Gilbert would always see his beloved boss tread through gardens of those flowers. 

Roderich: Edelweiss. Explaining is not needed, this is self-explanatory.

Elizabeta: Begonias. The first gift she ever recieved that was woman-like. She got them from Roderich, and she still keeps them in her hair to this day.

Ivan: Sunflowers. They were his big sister's favorite flowers.

. Alfred: Daisies. His human best friend's favorite flower were daisies.

Arthur: Bluebells. He was in a forest filled with bluebells when he first met Francis, and those woods remain as their 'spot' to this day.

Francis: Roses. Do I really?

Yao: Peonies. Leon, Kiku, Mei and Yung Soo all used to surprise him with peonies when they were kids, and he grew to really love them because they remind him of them.

Matthew: Baby's Breath. He used to make flower crowns for him and Alfred before when they were children.

(again, the reasons are just head canons)

i forgot to add that Yao told him to talk sense into the Queen (arthur) instead of the King. Thats because in Hearts, Queens have more authority and power than the King. Everything goes through Arthur first, not Francis. Which is why he didnt take Francis' last name. Partly bc he's petty and takes great pride in his surname (since its from a long line of strong Heartizen Queens) and because, in their kingdom, the King takes the Queen's last name or just keeps their own name. So yeah Omegas are regarded higher in Hearts and Francis' position is pretty much just for show since its Arthur who always gets the final say.

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Headcanon again (I have way too many of these)

Almost all of the nations are crazy rich. However, the richest countries are the East Asians + Singapore. Europe's economy is constantly in shambles (mostly from all the wars they do) so they're poorer than North America and Asia, but they are richer than South America, Africa, Antarctica and Oceania. Trillions of money are like nothing to them, they're far too used to seeing that much money. They live in mansions/manors and have lots of fancy expensive stuff (Yachts, thousands of houses in each and every city, etc.) The Asians, most specifically East Asians are definitely on a whole other level of rich. They are practically drowning in multibillions. Singapore is right behind them in terms of money. East Asia houses the largest and most prosperous economies, their knack for invention and amazing business skills resulted in what they call "economic miracles" and became the richest. Even the youngsters like Yung Soo, Leon, and Mei are part of it too.

The East Asia nations pride themselves on their money and modernity (Kiku being much more humble about it though) and would stay in the most expensive hotels, buy the most expensive things, go to the most expensive places, etc. They are the type to flex their money on people. Once again, Singa joins them in this, however he mostly flexes his riches to his fellow ASEAN, who admire him.

Name: Ivan Braginsky Specialty: Ice/Dark Place of Origin: Snowpoint, Sinnoh Team: Absol, Abomasnow, Kyurem, Beartic, Glalie, Mamoswine, Bewear, Mimikyu, Glastrier Not used for battle: N/A

Ivan had been training the moment his hands could hold a Pokeball, and had been perfecting his skills ever since. The moment he joined the Leagues, he rose up the ranks quite quickly, earning a formidable reputation for his chillingly efficient team. His strategy was to attack second and attack last, as it let him read the opponent's attack style before exploiting their weaknesses and leaving no opportunity for retaliation. He beat the Pokemon up quite badly—if they were still moving, then he hadn't won yet. With his meticulous study of opponents and ruthless tactics, Ivan becomes the most feared opponent in the Leagues and the one everyone is eyeing to beat.

Ivan's motivation is clear: he aims to become the strongest in the region to rescue his sisters from their father's grasp. Despite his reluctance to return to Sinnoh, he recognizes that winning the Pokémon League championship is his only way to achieve this goal. With no means to reach Sinnoh alone at fifteen, he sees the Pokémon League as his ticket back since the final match will take place in that region. Being raised by the stern Winter, Ivan adopted a serious and independent nature, thinking of others as nothing but weights dragging him down. However, after traveling with Alfred as partners for the League, he has learned that it's okay to depend on others.

Hailing all the way from snowy Sinnoh, Ivan's past is shrouded in tragedy and misery. Because of his weakness, he was kicked out of an infamous organization his family owned and chased out of Snowpoint. A mysterious dragon legendary picked him up and dropped him off in Alola, where a Gym Leader named Winter took him in and raised him as his own until he was fifteen. Having been chased out for weakness, Ivan became obsessed over strength and power, causing him to adopt brutal and merciless tactics in battles. His reputation as a fearsome opponent precedes him, with many competitors withdrawing upon seeing his name on the contestant list. Despite Alfred's objections to Ivan's harsh treatment of Pokémon, Ivan justifies his actions as necessary to achieve victory. But now, in his pursuit of strength, he had scared everyone away and was now alone. When Ivan noticed this, he felt even worse, and it made him bitter enough to start being cruel to others.

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I didnt like the official positions and designs so i changed them woo, ivan looks rlly bad but i didnt know how to fix it hdjsbdjd if you recognize their coats thats because i tried doing the coats from the harbingers, it looks so slay fr