Hetalia Character Journal Series - Belgium

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As of late, this character probably needs this the most due to dumbass brats running around.

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Yeah, you can already tell I want to let loose a couple of things here, and I'm sure a couple of people do, too.

Key:
"Italics" - other language; emphasis; quotes
"Bold" - the subject
"Underline" - the answer

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[Summary]

Belgium is a supporting character in the series. She's the younger sister of the Netherlands, and the older sister to Luxembourg. She represents the Kingdom of Belgium (Dutch: Koninkrijk België; French: Royaume de Belgique; German: Königreich Belgien).

She is not given a human name, however there are suggestions given for her. These suggestions are:
Bullet; Yellow Laura
Bullet; Yellow Emma
Bullet; Yellow Anri
Bullet; Yellow Manon
No possible surname was given.

She does not have a canon human age

Gender is female.

She doesn't have a confirmed date for her birthday.

Belgium's appearance is of a tall woman who has short, slightly curly blonde hair that is held back with a ribbon. The ribbon is alternatively green or red, but has also sometimes been black. She also has green, almond-shaped eyes, while her lips are often curled up in the shape of a cat's mouth. Her uniform tends to vary depending on her appearances. In an early full-body picture, she was shown to wear gloves; laced, high-heeled boots; and a black tie with an elaborate design. In a character sketch, the boots were simplified (no heels or laces), and the tie was changed to a neckbow. In a later chibi sketch, the neckbow was changed to a tie (with a somewhat different design than before), and her pants became breeches. In Volume 4, the uniform was changed to black breeches and suspenders worn over a military shirt. The colour of the uniform otherwise is khaki.

File:Belgiumuni.png File:Belgium Chibi.pngFile:BelgiumChibi.png
(The variation of Belgium's design.)

Belgium is noted to be busty in a blog post when a question was asked on the sizes of the girl's busts. However, she was behind Belarus.

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[Personality and Behavioural Study]

The sister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, though it's been said that they often push her around. She's cheerful and mature, but doesn't stand out much due to the people around her. In the stripAt Netherlands', she admits that the stronger countries surrounding her make her look plain, but she tries her best, nonetheless. Her Volume 3 profile mentions that though her features stand out, her clothes are simple and not very conspicuous.

Her Volume 3 bio also describes her as a diligent, kind, meddlesome and friendly older sister. She also loves gourmet and tasty snacks. Her home is famous for its tasty waffles, and her gourmet tastes may be part of the reason why she finds foreign waffles to taste unpleasant. Another thing her house was famous for was the Mannekin Pis as mentioned in a blog post.

For Hetaween 2011, Belgium dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood. She used it as an opportunity to briefly describe a real-life Belgian horror game, The Path, which was based on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. It was said that as a child, she was even better at business than her brother, so it's very possible that she simply retained her business skills.

During the 2010 Christmas Bloodbath, Belgium bumped into one of the invading parallel nations at her house. Ignoring or not noticing the strange aura that they seem to radiate, she instead felt concern that he was naked in the middle of winter - worried that something horrible must've happened to him in order for him not to be wearing clothes. Even though he was about to attack her, she showed him compassion and showed her sisterly traits by removing her scarf and giving it to him. She then says that even though his heart may have been cold because of whatever happened, he still had to warm his body. She said that he could keep the scarf as a Christmas present, and told him to go home, warm up, and get some rest before taking her leave.

A picture of Belgium had been requested on Christmas as the requester was a saxophone player and wanted a picture of the country who created them. Belgium complied, however she said that she had been holding a saxophone but it had been very frustrating, so she couldn't hold it for the picture.

Out of the nations, Belgium is noted to be one of the more "normal" characters. That is, she doesn't display any bouts of insanity, she isn't under a dere character archetype, nor does she have the inability to read the atmosphere. However, at the same time, she displays positives and flaws like any other person would.

Her flaws include her being meddlesome, nosy, and having bouts of insecurity in herself in regards to her looks and overall self. She herself describes herself as being plain compared to others around her, while the profile describes her as having features that stand out, but she dresses simply.

This, in turn, should actually make her one of the most relatable characters. Especially for the female demographic.

In this day and age where social media try to push into people's faces what is considered the true ideal of "beauty" - this would naturally cause insecurity among young girls. Especially in teenagers due to reaching that bout of cognitive development when puberty starts to take over - developing their bodies in preparation for adulthood. As a result, 

In theory, Erik Erikson's 8 stages of development describe the two separate psychosocial crises of a certain stage. The fifth stage is that of adolescence, and when that stage is reached, the psychosocial crisis is ego identity vs. role confusion.

psychosocial stages summary table

During the transition from childhood to adulthood, people become more independent as they start to look to the future in terms of career, relationships, families, etc.

This major stage in development is also when the child has to learn what role they want to play when they become an adult. It is during this stage that the adolescent will start to re-examine his or her identity and try to find out exactly who he or she is. Though seen typically in high school media, cliques are sadly a reality, which also plays a part in this development. Usually, cliques are seen as desperate ploys in order to fit in by having individuals just like yourself around you. It is not ideal, yet sadly a part of things. Though definitely not recommended, it shouldn't necessarily be dissuaded due to the feeling of vulnerability that is being felt in regards to identity.

Even then, insecurities with a person's identity or self can still be seen in adulthood, as one of the flaws of Erikson's 8 stages is that people can still feel previous or even later stages at different developments. That, and with young adults, they tend to question on what they truly want after experiencing it. It's not unusual to see an adult try a course for a job they initially wanted, but find that it's not what they wanted in the end. Belgium herself appears to be around a more adult age (about 20's, give or take), yet she still feels these bouts of insecurity with herself, which isn't, and shouldn't be a surprise, either.


And indeed, Belgium seems to have insecurities not only in her looks, but with just herself in general. She calls herself plain; thinks others are stronger and more impressive than her; and even when it comes to her efforts, she feels that she hasn't tried hard enough. Even though Finland says she has pretty hair (in 2007 Christmas), and the profile mentions her features stand out (though she dresses simply and not conspicuously), and Ukraine assures her that she has tried hard.

Her insecurities with these things are actually an interesting thing to look at because one would ask why and how? Since she appears to be an adult - should she not have these problems?

It can be interpreted that when you look at her brothers, there could be some answer there. For instance, her older brother, the Netherlands, is a self-made man. He achieved plenty and changed a lot from his childhood as he grew up. He was a child who was poor, but not only did he fight Spain, who was a powerful nation at the time, for his independence when the time came, but his wealth grew until he became rich, and everyone was doing business with him. Belgium shows admiration and calls her brother cool as shown in the strip At Netherlands. While Belgium herself was shown to be a business prodigy which is quite impressive in itself, when it came to developing, her older brother was the one who showed an impressive amount of development. Perhaps even more so as he changed from a poor child who farmed to a wealthy man who lived luxuriously.

The younger brother, Luxembourg, is also one of the richest nations in the world. He is described to exude elegance - elegance is usually a trait that most girls and women want to be seen as. He is also described as being a very busy person, which, in effect, makes him hard-working. In the Wordy Nordic Comic, a footnote mentions that while Denmark is the top drinker of Northern Europe, Luxembourg was the top drinker of the world. Regardless or not if it's good, it's still an achievement.

Her family being quite a remarkable one with more noticeable achievements, it is unsurprising Belgium would feel more insecure and compare herself to others. When it comes to siblings, cousins and even best friends, people tend to compare themselves to their sibling or friend. Especially with siblings, a tendency is to compare one's achievements to the others. If it's same-sex siblings, particularly sisters, or even with best friends, one might even start to compare their own looks to the other's.

In current times when people seem to be brought down by social media's expectations, it's easy to forget your true worth, and that you shouldn't have to compare yourself to others. You may find and think that you're not achieving or doing much, but in reality, you might be making someone's day.

All it takes is several kind acts, and that should be enough to be called an achievement for a day.

What matters most is not, and should not, be a person's achievements, but their actions. What is the point of being the best at something when you don't help others? 

Because of this, Belgium should be seen as quite relatable. She feels insecure with herself and that she doesn't stand out, yet she does her best in whatever she does. She is kind, and tries to be helpful as seen when she gives her scarf to Parallel!Spain, and when she helped look after young Romano with Spain and her brother.

Though there are definitely girls who can't relate to Belgium in that regard due to them possessing high amounts of confidence (perhaps even to egotistical extremes), or even a manipulative, conniving manner (which is sadly also true as such people do exist), Belgium's part, though small, is there to reflect a very real notion and characterization.

Don't take yourself for less if you do your best being kind to others. And yes, though things get competitive today in relation to work, you should focus on what you genuinely want to do.

Though you may think that you're not doing anything - you see that random classmate or even stranger that you asked, "Are you okay?" to? 

That might seem like nothing to you, but to that person, that probably made their day.

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[Relationships]

Bullet; White Luxembourg
During the Christmas Livestream of 2011, Luxembourg is seen checking up on Belgium as she was having a bad dream about him. He refers to her as "big sis." During the Hetaween 2013 event, Luxembourg charges at her in costume, and scares her. He reveals himself and expresses pleasure that he was able to scare her, but notices that she had already fainted. On a character relationship chart, Luxembourg states that Belgium always takes good care of him, and she sees him as a reliable little brother.

Bullet; Blue Netherlands
Belgium is the Netherlands' younger sister, however in the strip Netherlands and Isolationist Japan, which is adapted toSeason 6 Extra Episode 2, it is said that they don't resemble one another much. When both were under the control of Spain, Netherlands fought to become independent and went to war with his sister as she stayed with Spain. He later attempted to reconcile with her to form the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. However, they'd been separated for 200 years, and so their differences were too great - with Netherlands working mainly on trade, being Protestant, and leaning towards England; while Belgium was very agricultural, Catholic, and influenced by France. As a result, Belgium declared her independence in 1830. When Netherlands' rabbit spoke to Pocki, the rabbit said that before Netherlands left for Japan, he had a fight with Belgium. As a result, he felt lonely, and thus was being a busybody, likely to keep his mind off of it.

In the strip At Netherlands', which adapted to Season 5 Episode 9, Belgium describes him as tall, handsome and thought he was cool. However, his stinginess with money was the only thing she saw as a flaw in his personality. When he says,"Money makes the world go round," after bargaining with Spain, who he was fighting against, to buy weapons from him, Belgium was seen around the corner crying, telling him not to be mean. In the same strip, she tells Romano that he (Netherlands) reads romantic poems. When seeing Santa, Belgium wondered if he would come and visit them, to which the Netherlands responds that if she wanted that so badly, he'd ask him. Some time later, he gave Belgium a piece of paper that said, "I'll bring a real Santa today" to which she got excited that he kept his promise. However, she and Romano got startled when the Netherlands showed up dressed as a reindeer and carrying what appeared to be a drunk Spain who was dressed as Santa. The bottom of the page revealed that he had invested 0 euros in it.

In Hetaween 2011, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands and Romano dressed up as characters from Little Red Riding Hood with Belgium as the titular character, while Netherlands was the wolf. When Spain commented that Luxembourg was a really busy person, Netherlands started beating him up for not working hard enough - saddening Belgium. During the Christmas Livestream in 2011, a strip showed Belgium and the Netherlands as children, which adapted to part of Season 5, Episode 9. Little Belgium was visiting a young Netherlands who was, at the time, without an influential leader or much of a wealth difference among his people. This was in contrast to Belgium who was much richer than he was. She invited him over, and when he came, she told him to take it easy. He was startled and impressed by her luxurious lifestyle - gaping throughout the trip, and especially when they were eating and being presented with something he considered a high-class meal. She then expressed concern when he wasn't eating. A shot of them as adults follows after where Belgium laments that she was probably at fault for her brother's stinginess, however Netherlands insists that he'd always been that way.

Bullet; Orange South Italy/Romano
As a child, South Italy had a crush on the older Belgium and asked her in Spanish to kiss him as he tugged her dress. She found him cute, offered to give him one on the cheek, which made him flustered and reply he was actually fine. Belgium then commented he was quite innocent, and apologized for teasing him - offering sweets as compensation. In the Boss CD, when Spain and the young Romano were making churros, Belgium comes over. When she remarks to Romano that he's been working hard, he goes meek and admits that he really didn't do much. Regardless, she still praised him, which caused him to go "deredere." In modern times, they seem to have a good relationship as they were talking in a house together where Belgium tells him that her big brother, the Netherlands, was planning on bringing Sinterklaas to them.  Romano also tried to impress Belgium by carrying Spain on his back in a series of pictures.  Though he has trouble, Belgium still applauds him.

Bullet; Red Spain
In contrast to his relationship with the Netherlands, Spain gets along better with Belgium. It was noted that Spain built museums and art galleries in countries it controlled, and Spain and Belgium were shown holding and admiring canvases. Furthermore, in the stripRomano's Diary, which adapts to Season 5, Episode 6, when Spain put a large portion of his money into getting a young Romano nice clothes, she worried over him - saying that he had to do something about his own clothes as well, which had become tattered. They enjoyed meals together as well, including the churros that he and Romano made together in the Boss CD. In the 2007 Christmas event, it was revealed that when her brother left to become independent, she not only stayed by Spain's side, but ended up having to fight her brother. When Belgium asked her brother to bring her Santa, Netherlands instead brought Spain (as the Dutch and Belgian Santa is Spanish). Spain and Belgium, along with Netherlands and Romano, all dressed up as a group in Hetaween 2011 where they followed the theme of Little Red Riding Hood - with Spain as the hunter, and Belgium as the titular character.

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[Addressing Complaints]

Warning: Emotions may run high ahead. It could turn rant-like and highly sarcastic with foul language - you have been warned.

Bullet; Yellow SHE"S A SLUT/WHORE!!1!!


You're a deluded little piece of horse shit who needs a good punch in the face. How the fuck is Belgium any of those words? Does she sleep with multiple men and not give a fuck about their feelings?

Fuck no she doesn't! If anything, she's like an anti-slut since she's described to dress simply and not conspicuously. Do you know what the fucking word means? 

I'm going to assume no since you're stupid enough to make this damn insult.



She isn't flashy, and she isn't even an attention-whore. A fun thing that was discussed about in a psychology tutorial was that those who insult others with terms like slut and whore, are actually the true whores themselves. Noticeably, they not only want attention and affection of the apple of their eye so desperately to the point of beating down others as a pathetic attempt to make themselves look better, but it could also very well be the other strand where they simply want to be admired by everyone and seen as lovely, pretty, sexy, enticing and God's gift to the world, but they give zero to no fucks to these people's feelings.

A selfish, egotistical attention-seeker who cares about nobody but themselves and uses people in sex or even just relationships - that's what I believe a whore and a slut really is. Because even sexually active women would care enough to make sure the sex is consensual, and do you even know what these ladies are like in real life? At the same time, what do you call a girl who hasn't had sex before, yet gives zero fucks about her faithful boyfriend and is cheating on him with other guys? I bet not since you love to slut-shame and harp on other girls being whores just because they're around guys, they're pretty, or they're just admired more than you even though they totally deserve the admiration while you most certainly do not.

If anything, Belgium, like the other Hetalia girls, is one of the least likely to be a slut or a whore. In fact, they'd most likely be anti-whores if anything. She doesn't attract attention, and she's kind and genuinely cares for others. If she were to be in a relationship, guarantee that she'd genuinely care.

You know what I think?

You're a pathetic, repugnant and hideous little brat who is not only immature, and the only reason why you bash a female character with such an insult is because you're actually jealous. Jealous that this character is not only beautiful both inside and out, but she is well-loved by others, and paired with lovely people, too. Wanna cry? It's really pathetic of you to do this, after all. Or perhaps maybe the thing I read was correct - maybe you're the real whore around here.

Well guess what? Get the fuck over yourself, get out into the real world, and grow up.


Bullet; Yellow SHE'S A MARY-SUE!


Though this argument is so damn tiring, it's amusing to see how pathetically stupid and brainless people are. This also tends to prove to me which fans have only seen the anime and not at all bother to look at the source material.

A Mary-Sue is defined as a female character with no flaws, and everyone loves her.

Last time I checked, Belgium does have flaws.

She's meddlesome, nosy, has insecurities about her looks and herself in general, picky with what she eats (you could even call her a waffle snob), and it's hinted that she's a bit soft as her brothers tend to push her around. That's a total of five flaws which is a good number for a character.

And last time I checked, not everyone is pining after her, either. Romano and Parallel!Spain do like her, but you wanna argue that? Compare that to fucking Italy who has Prussia, France, Spain and HRE (yes, I'll freaking include him since Chibitalia is kid Italy). That's four. Why aren't you ratting on him?

Oh wait, it's because Italy's a boy, right? And it's okay for that?

Hahahaha, fuck off. Double-standard trash.


Bullet; Yellow SHE GETS IN THE WAy OF MY PAIRING!


ENOUGH WITH THIS FUCKING STATEMENT.

I don't even constitute this as a fucking argument anymore just because of how petty and pathetic it is.

Do me a favour. Look in a mirror and call yourself a pathetic bitch.

YOU'RE the one who makes these characters get in the way of your precious sparkly pairing, so get the fuck out if you want to continue on with this pathetic bullshit.

Now fuck off before you make the others who ship the same pairing as you look like horrible, bullying, batshit insane banshees. And you guys know what pairing I'm insinuating - it's reached that point I can't even say the name of the pairing anymore. That's how much I fucking loathedespisehate it now.

Because of fucking sociopathic brats who just won't lay down and accept punishment. Freaking cockroaches.



Bullet; Yellow She is a bitch! The Congo!


Finally something I can speak more normally on now.

You know what's funny?

When people use this argument to try and make Belgium look bad, when they worship or praise other characters like England and Japan. Who also did horrible things - don't bother denying it.

If you say Belgium's a bitch, then really, that means everyone else is a bitch, too. Because guess what? No nation is clean - there's a guarantee they've done something horrible.

Hell, even the Philippines who most portray as a sparkly Purity Pairing Sue OC who can do no wrong is also no saint. Three words: Manila Hostage Crisis.

Long story short, tourists from Hong Kong went to the Philippines, they were taken hostage in a tour bus (along with a few Filipinos and the tour guide), and in the end, nine people died (including the perpetrator) by shooting from the police. Unsurprisingly, Hong Kong was not happy with this - the Hong Kong government even issuing a black travel alert for the Philippines. Hell, even pundits (people who share their knowledge to mass media) described the actions of the police force who took over as incompetent and bungled.

And guess what?

It took the Philippines four years to finally suck it up and apologize to Hong Kong for screwing up. How do you think the families of the ones who died felt?

Do not get me started on what shit other nations have done. I can go on all day.

Why is it Belgium that you single out as being a bitch? Why not England with the the Kenyan Camps? What about Spain and the Aztecs? And what about Japan and what happened to the Philippines and Korea? How about America and Agent Orange in Vietnam?

No nation is clean - a guarantee is that every one of them has done something in the past that is horrible.

Such horrible things are reality, but Hetalia is meant to be a comedy and satire. Himaruya purposefully left out events like the Holocaust because it's very sensitive. That, and he probably has a lot of respect for the people who've gone through it, or had someone go through it. It's fine if you want to portray some points in history that aren't so kind, but at least be decent, respectful, sensitive, sensible, and don't be a hypocrite by bashing characters for something they've done, while yours have also done things just as horrible.


Bullet; Yellow Belgium is hotter/cuter/better as a guy!


Like with the argument with Nyo!Belarus, I tend to think people who use this argument are double-standard sexist bitches who only want a hot-dog fest despite the fact that in the world hot-dogs aren't the only thing that exists.

I still find it pretty damn offensive whenever someone just wants males only in canon. Filthy hypocrite you are to think a guy would be better than a girl, yet you glorify yourselves and think you're so damn special and untouchable or deserve special treatment just because you "aren't like any of those bitches" or you ship yaoi (which, again - is NOT Japanese for a gay male relationship or gay men: it's Japanese for gay male porn). 

Don't like it? Well, that's fine if you don't - carry on with your fanworks where it's Nyo!Belgium instead, but do NOT for even a moment think that you have the right to wank about the genders of something that isn't even yours to begin with, is already established as canon, and feel that you're oh so right. 

I'm done with this argument, but sadly, I do think it'll continue on with other entries. Not even just the girls should be boys, but boys should be girls.


Bullet; Yellow Yeah? Well I hate her!
Well good for you. Do you want an achievement on how you expressed an opinion? I should be getting about a few hundred since I express mine a lot.

As I mentioned so many times before, it's fine to hate a character or pairing - I hate pairings myself. However, that doesn't give you the right to bitch at other people who do like said character or pairing, and shove your opinions down someone's throat.

Because you'll get spat at in the end.

Now can I move on? 

(If there are any more complaints, feel free to comment down below, and I'll add them in! :D (Big Grin))

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[Do's and Don't's]

Belgium

Do's:
Bullet; Yellow Remember Belgium does have flaws. She's nosy, meddlesome, has insecurities about herself, and a picky eater.
Bullet; Yellow Portray her as being a kind and cheerful big sister type of character.
Bullet; Yellow Also recall she tends to get pushed around a bit - primarily by her brothers.
Bullet; Yellow Respect people who like/dislike her and who they ship/don't ship her with.
Bullet; Yellow Remember that though what Belgium did with the Congo was horrible, it's a guarantee that all the other nations also did something horrible. 

Don't's:
Bullet; Yellow Claim she's a slut or whore. You'll get really chewed out and socked for that.
Bullet; Yellow Say she's a Mary-Sue. She has flaws as mentioned several times. Next time I recommend looking at the source material instead of shooting out your ass.
Bullet; Yellow Bash on people who like/dislike her. Likewise, don't bash on people who ship/don't ship her with a certain character. Ship and let ship.
Bullet; Yellow Insist that she's a conniving bitch who's done something horrible when you yourself are a big fan of someone who most likely did something horrible, too. No nation is clean or a saint, so get over yourselves.

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[Head-Canons]

Have a head-canon for Ms Belgium? Comment below, and it shall be added! :iconyaybelgiumplz:

Note: If the head-canon is ship-related, it won't be added. Even if it's a ship I like, this journal series is about the characternot the ship.

Note 2: To avoid confusion because some head-canons may contradict each other, I will also give a shout-out to you along with your head-canons. If you don't want to be mentioned, just tell me, and give me a different name instead. =^^=

Note 3: Another nation can be mentioned in the head-canon - it just shouldn't be ship-related. It should be platonic or familial.

Bullet; Yellow She got her ribbon from France.

Bullet; Yellow Though they're rivals when it comes to the chocolate making world, she has a lot of respect for Switzerland, and admires how he can make delicious confections from seemingly simple and cheap ingredients.

Bullet; Yellow She loves to read comics in her spare time.

Bullet; Yellow At times, she still likes to baby Luxembourg as he's her baby brother - such as pinching at his cheek and tugging on it. Though he gets a little embarrassed at first, he lets her do it because he knows it's an affectionate gesture. That, and he likes to tease how she's now the shortest. Netherlands just watches them.

Bullet; Yellow Whenever someone (America) says that France invented French fries, she'll sheepishly yet cheerfully correct them in that she invented them.

:bulletyellow:  Netherlands and Belgium have a very weird borders especially with Baarle-Nassau being a prime example. - :iconpoi-rozen:

:bulletyellow: Belgium has a huge sweet tooth sides to waffles she also likes different kinds can be from bonbons all the way to Eclair. - :iconpoi-rozen:

:bulletyellow: Belgium and France share a quite a history together; from food to comic books. - :iconpoi-rozen:

:bulletyellow: She has a good knowledge of martial arts and kung-fu - taking after actor Jean-Claude van Damme. - :iconlareforma1857:

:bulletyellow: She still has nightmares of the terrible atrocities of the Nazi's occupation of Belgium and the Congo Free State. - :iconlareforma1857:

:bulletyellow: She and Austria, along with France, were sent to Mexico during the French Intervention in Mexico and the Second Mexican Empire. - :iconlareforma1857:

:bulletyellow: She enjoys reading children's books to the micronations like the Adventures of Tintin and the Smurfs. - :iconlareforma1857:

:bulletyellow: Even though she tries to hide it, Belgium and Switzerland aren't just rivals in making chocolate.
They also like to compete with each other over who has better gun technology, and go to shooting ranges
every few months to see who's the better shot. - :iconchanceoutof20:

:bulletyellow: Belgium and Czech Republic like drinking beer together, they love trying new beers together. - :iconsli-ka:

:bulletyellow: Belgium collects her hair ribbons in a heart-shaped box. - :iconsli-ka:

:bulletyellow: When she was a child, Belgium liked to tell her brothers stories inspired by the shapes of the clouds. - :iconsli-ka:

:bulletyellow: While she feels she does not stand up much respect to her neighbours, her neko version is actually very popular among other neko-nations because of the Kattenstoet (Festival of the Cats) in Ypress. - :iconsli-ka:

:bulletyellow: Belgium does a lot of sport as an excuse to eat more chocolate after the long training session. - :iconsli-ka:

:bulletyellow: Every year, durning Eurovision, Belgium sings J’aime la Vie.  - :iconbelgianhetalian:

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[End Note]
Belgium is honestly an angel. Why? Because she has fucking references! 8'D that, and as I mentioned before, she needed this journal to be written. Though she's not my favourite girl, she's still someone I'm really fond of.

Who shall be next? You decide~ :iconyaybelgiumplz: 
Hetalia Character Journal SeriesDue to being a bit worried about the possible new Hetalia fans that are coming in due to Hetalia: The World Twinkle releasing episodes and also the Hetalia World Stars strips (and I do not want another repeated incident where someone gets bullied by immature brats who think they're right and others are wrong just because we can all have different opinions), I figured why not start a journal series on the Hetalia characters?
Usually also because nowadays, I'm rather disturbed at how badly OOC the characters can be to the point I'm like, "Do you even read the strips? This doesn't even look like this character but a poor excuse to make your pairing/reader insert/cheap plot/bashing happen."
And though it's nice to have head-canons, it is not nice to have OOC-ness: I personally find it unprofessional and boring. Especially because the characters aren't yours to begin with. With new fans, it's excusable as because they're new,


No flames or bashing, please.

Have a wonderful time~

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For me, i think Belgium really and deeply cares for Congo, yes Congo was abused by the Belgians, but maybe Belgium was there with Congo during fucking asshole Leopold II reign there, Belgium treats his/her (Well i don't know what Gender Congo is) wounds everytime she was punished by the overseers, she makes food for him/her like waffles after Congo was punished and always apologizing to Congo every time he/she was whipped 
So yeah, i love Belguim, she was one of my favorite characters in Hetalia
So i don't care what everybody thinks about her
For me, all i know is that Belgium was there with Congo, she will treat his/her wounds while apologizing and begs for forgiveness
If Congo was hungry, she will makes Waffles for him/her
And yes, not all nations are clean, all of them have a skeletons on their closets
America and Canada deeply and always blame their selves for what their government did to their Mother's people
Russia still regret for not rescuing the Royal Family in their execution
China still remember one if his crimes during Mao's reign where farmers died for starvation
France and England of course, still cannot forgive their selves of their crimes in the American Continents, in Africa and in Asia
Hell, even Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and my home country, Philippines have skeletons in their closets, like here during Corny Aquino's reign where she have countless crimes such as massacres and allegiance to the communists terrorists here, i mean, she literally lost here mind, after she took power in the Government, the first thing she did was freed Maria Sison, founder of the fucking NPA, the communist terrorists here