{Edit: In case this wasn't clear enough, this is me fangirling. About Hetalia. OBVIOUSLY.}

I started reading Tacitus' Germania, and figured that quite a lot of social structures have not changed that much (granted, Tacitus does not delve as deep as he could have - but the few limited views he grants us, I find quite telling). They coincide with ( Read more... )

in 9 cases out of 10, incorporating german phrases in a character's speech sounds not only pretentious* but also really retarded**.

just don't do it.

period.

*especially when done with an online translator
**when written by a fluent german speaker
  } or vice versa