◦I have this theory that Britain is like... the mother, America is like the pissed off older brother, and Canada is the younger sister (always hiding that knife behind her back) who's always trying to impress mommy but her older sibling at the same time.
Then who's the father?
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Rome. He died.
No no no, the father is France. He just provided sperm for America but he stuck around and raised Canada for a while.
No, America decided to legally separate from the family, and Canada later decided to imitate it. America and the parents still gripe at each other outwardly, but have gotten over it whenever any important subject comes up, and Canada is trying to get back on the parents' good side, without looking bad in the eyes of the brother.
And Australia is the youngest brother, the one they shipped off to boarding school, and South Africa's the creepy uncle who made everyone uncomfortable by ranting about blacks at Christmas dinner.
New Zealand is Australia's twin brother who everyone thinks is exactly like him, but in reality has gone off and done his own thing for a long time
Japan is the Teen Genius down the street that Genius Bruiser America brings the stuff he made in his basement to improve it.
***? When was Japan a British colony?
Japan isn't a member of the family, he's a neighbour.
So what about India?
Tech support?
No India's more like that crazy younger brother no one talks about
Tech support is not in India. That's just a prank pulled by American tech support.
Britain-Mom. France-Dad (Canada). Jesus-Dad (US). Canada and US - half brothers. Rome, Greece - Grandpas. Former colonies - foster kids who went their own ways. Australia and New Zealand - little sisters shipped to boarding school who may have siscon towards US and Canada.
I SMELL A SITCOM!
My idea for a similar series is this. America is the big, gun-toting protagonist, Canada is the cool, handsome, foil twin brother, Japan is the tech-savvy Otaku, China is the Tsundere Dragon Lady who Japan has a crush on, Britain is the cynical Meta Guy, Austrailia is the wild, barefoot Genki Girl, and Russia is the blonde, busty girl America has the hots for.
Would that turn the Cold War into a massive case of Slap Slap Kiss?
...YES!
But McCarthyist attitude of the 1950's and the Regan Administration was against Communism, so does it make Russia Fujiko or does the US and Russia just have Foe Yay
Actually, you could probably argue that somehow America is the result of a one-night-stand between Spain and England, but we were raised by England and France (Who sided with us when we complained to mommy about no taxation without representation), and Canada would be our cute-but-annoying little sister (Half), with France. Colonies are England's adopted children. Nobody talks about where Australia and New Zealand came from. We don't know why. Japan is the little asian kid down the street. America got into a fight with Japan during WWII, but we got over it, and now we're friends again. America find's Russia hot, but they got into a big fight about Communisum during her "Soviet" phase, and have only just now settled to being civil to each other. China's a little complicated. She used to hang out with England, but then spent some time hanging out with Russia, and now very begrudingly hangs out with America because she has to for some reason.
So if Canada is the little sister with the knife and the US is the angry older brother then that means Canada is Azula, the US is Zuko, and i guess that make Britain Usra, then who the heck is Iroh?
Hah, the things you find on TV Tropes.