Talk:England

Himaruya's Production Notes on Arthur
• A self-declared gentleman but on the inside he's punkish and grunge. A rainy island country that often yearns for the bygone golden years.

• Believes strongly in the existence of ghosts and spirits. Has a strange power such that even people who do not believe and cannot see them will be able to see them once they go to England. America is the exception.

• However, he makes fun of aliens.

• On the surface, he's a cynical realist. He's quite a romanticist before he goes to sleep.

• He's quite bad at expressing himself. He himself knows that people often misunderstand him, he uses this fact for self-deprecating jokes.

• He hates France. Although their rivalry is a material for jokes, he quite admires France's culture.

• He normally acts like a gentleman but once he gets some booze in him, he becomes an unstoppable, violent punk.

• The food he produces is quite terrible but he thinks he is quite good at it. He also knows that other people complain about it.

• His hobbies and interests are cooking, handicrafts, literature, punk rock, and giving scathing criticism on America's movies.

• He could easily be the most pitiful one in this webcomic.

• His temper was quite stormy during the decades after America's independence.

Culled from: http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/matome_heta.html, translated by meh_konnyaku on Livejournal. Ceras SanMarina 13:51, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

Official Profiles from Other Websites
(snipped from an anonymous edit)

http://sites.google.com/site/hetaliaindexes/simple-character-introduction England Arthur Kirkland, Age 23, 175 cm

A young man with an obstinate and sarcastic personality, who has lots of rain and was a former delinquent. He likes cooking but he doesn't have any repertoire, and his food isn't edible to begin with. He's good friends with fairies and ghosts, tries black magic and summoning and is a bit of an occultist. (Even though America calls them illusions...)

His drinking habits are strangely bad. He likes black tea and embroidery. Also, now and then he likes to paint portraits of of axles. There's also that one bit about how, ever since forever ago, he's been fighting with France.

http://myanimelist.net/character/14795/United_Kingdom United Kingdom (アーサー・カークランド, イギリス) A rainy empire that was once a pirate, now a gentleman (?) Was once a subordinate of France, but after taking the top half of France's land and getting violent with him, it's spoiled their relationship and now they're fighting buddies. As a former pirate, used to torment Spain and set up colonies here and there and everywhere. Was a pretty violent little boy. Is cynical, hates to lose, and is slightly obstinate. Seems to be cold at first, but is surprisingly devoted to someone if he becomes friends with that person. Has a real potty mouth, but is not a bad guy. Loves spirits/ghosts, faeries, magic and legends to the point where he has a list of spiritual residents as well as ghost tours. Also, is a nation that keeps appearing on the news for stupid sex acts.

Hetalia volume 2. Scanlation from Hetalia @ Livejournal. ENGLAND [Official name] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [Capital] London [Official Language] English [Birthday] Unknown [National Flower] Narcissus Rose An obstinate person with a cynical personality who has had numerous rains and was formerly a delinquent youth. He likes cooking but he has no repertoire, plus the fact that his food isn't even edible. He has good relations with faeries and spectrums. Practices sorcery and summoning which makes him quite occult (thought America says he's just hallucinating). He has a bad drinking habit. He likes black tea and embroidery. Also, from time to time, he paints portraits of axles. Since long past, he has always gotten into fights with France. Ceras SanMarina 21:05, 25 June 2009 (UTC)