>>1729146Here's the thing: This is people pairing overarching stereotypes and representations of countries. Some of said countries have been around in some way/shape/form for a millennium or two. I once managed to have a relationship that when from 'I fucking love you' to 'FUCK OFF AND DIE' in the course of a couple weeks. You are not going to have two countries whose relations are set in bloody stone for -centuries-.
I mean, fuck. France and Germany are basically conjoined at the hip due to the EU. But hey, anybody remember 1940? 1871[Well ,that was mostly Prussians, close enough]. State dynamics can change very fast. I recommend the book 'Sorry States', which is about apologies in international relations. For the perfect example, the book cover: It shows Willy Brandt, West German Chancellor in the Seventies, kneeling in front of a memorial of the Warsaw Uprising. In 1973. A mere thirty years after it was crushed by German Nazis.
That's a bit off topic, but, well, good example.
The point is, pair them in a time period in a way that makes sense in time period: AusHun just isn't that affection in any time period.
I don't really pair Russia and America but for a little bit. The Cold War was a total and complete pissing contest, which I've expressed to experts on it, most of whom know I have a point.
'Soviets'/Russia is more a...I mean, God, you wouldnot have wanted to live in Vilnus during the Cold War. The overuse of rape as a theme is dull, yes, but if you're clever, you can do more.
And as for Russia/Belarus, it positively makes sense, and is arguably one of the few dynamics well-represented in Hetalia. The Russians are dubious on having this Russophilic autocracy as their neighbors, but Belarussian language is often forgone in Belarus in favor of Russia for an example of culture.
I just love historyfags.
