[Fanfic] The Special Relationship is Over

[nike2422.livejournal.com]

Title: The Special Relationship is Over
Author: nike2422
Rating: PG
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, England, France
Warnings: Breaking up is never easy.
Summary: Hell has frozen over, England has to break the bad news to America that he no longer wants to be in the special relationship.


Facebook status: England went from being 'in a relationship' to 'it's complicated.'

Comments

[kisaragifan.livejournal.com]

Again, this is the UK trying to ease away from "US lapdog" backlash from the recent years. It can't be helped, IMHO.

And honestly? This isn't the first time peeps are saying the Special Relationship is over. It's been years now... am actually developing an immunity to the announcement.

When it does end, I'll still ship them regardless.

[chiisana00.livejournal.com]

"This isn't the first time peeps are saying the Special Relationship is over."

Is not? (Never bothered to follow political news until recently)

[twistedsheets10.livejournal.com]

Seriously. If you had a dollar for every time someone says the Special Relationship is over, the global recession may be over.

[chiisana00.livejournal.com]

A---hahahaha~ xD

[kuromitsu.livejournal.com]

Basically, this. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3264169.stm) It was written in 2003 so things like global power balance, etc. have changed since then, but the point is still clear. :D

[chiisana00.livejournal.com]

Omg -laughs out hard- I remember seeing that graph before (not from the article) and how much I laughed from it.

[nike2422.livejournal.com]

The little heart graphic on the side of that graph is amazing.

edit: But haha, where's the war of 1812 (or was that more Canada's gig)? where is the Suez Canal? Kind of funny the graph or article has neither. The 19th century wasn't a steady increase of love either good grief the US and UK almost went to war during the American Civil War.

[kuromitsu.livejournal.com]

On the grand scale of things those were relatively small incidents, though. (The war of 1812 was barely more than America getting uppity and Britain going "okay, I'll indulge you... eh, ffs I have no time for this, go bug someone else!" IIRC it was barely noticed in Britain.) It's a short little article, more for quick & fun info than any analysis.

[nike2422.livejournal.com]

Which just shows the difference of perspective between the countries re historic events. Can't always see eye to eye.

[kuromitsu.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah. Though at the time of the 1812 war Britain was sort of very much distracted by Napoleon, so it's no wonder they viewed the war with the US as just an annoying pain in the ass.