Illya's love of vodka ---and the authentic good stuff, not the cheap imitation available in America at the time] is another concept repeated throughout fandom
Solo's preference for Scotch comes from me. Yes, truly. Based on my dad. Some others picked it up and now it appears in fanfic.
To be fair, I didn't know your fanfic showed Napoleon as preferring scotch when I started writing MFU fanfic. My own choice of scotch for him came from my own preference for it. It certainly suits him. :-)
Just sayin' - can't speak for other fanfic writers.
I think sometimes it is - it's either personal preference or the local "celebrity" of a drink, or even, I think, the idea we have in our heads that Napoleon is selective or high maintenance (which I think he is when he can be, though clearly as a spy he has to be OK with roughing it).
I consider single malt to be suitable for such a man, so that's why I chose it. That it's my own favorite played a role, but it's also that it's generally considered an upscale, selective kind of drink.
I mean, I don't think many fanfic writers would say "Sure, Napoleon drinks two buck chuck." He just doesn't come across that way.
I promised correct answers at the close of the poll, but now I think I'll just use your responses :D Thanks for chiming in on this one, I was going to have to search for some of it, like Illya's actual place of birth. Much has been made of him being Ukrainian, so having the info direct from the creators is very helpful.
I've seen the Ukrainian reference pop up occasionally. And during this time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. It didn't become independent until 1991
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Solo's preference for Scotch comes from me. Yes, truly. Based on my dad. Some others picked it up and now it appears in fanfic.
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Just sayin' - can't speak for other fanfic writers.
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I consider single malt to be suitable for such a man, so that's why I chose it. That it's my own favorite played a role, but it's also that it's generally considered an upscale, selective kind of drink.
I mean, I don't think many fanfic writers would say "Sure, Napoleon drinks two buck chuck." He just doesn't come across that way.
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---actually can be explained. IF Solo is French Canadian, his accent might sound less sophisticated to someone who was educated at the Sorbonne.
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