Nonlinear – Fly, Mr. Canada, Fly!

Today’s story will be about the eternally invisible Mr. Canada.
 

■Fly, Mr. Canada, Fly!■
T/N: A more literal translation might be ‘Overcome, Mr. Canada’,
but it doesn’t have the same ring.
 
 

※CAUTION※

As Mr. Canada is hard to see, you may have difficulty spotting him on the page.
 

■Dramatis personae■

	Mr. Canada A sad country that nobody notices, thanks to America. He’s kind, easygoing and honest, but without any special defining trait, runs a bit short on interesting features and is regularly forgotten. He’s labeled by the European countries as ‘the country to live in when you’re an old man’.
	Mr. Kumajiro A cute bear. He’s here, there, and everywhere. Can’t remember his own master. Can’t remember his master’s name, either.
	America The source of all Mr. Canada’s woes.
	Cuba His relationship with America fails to the point of diplomatic discommunication. At heart, he’s a cheerful and chivalrous man. Loves ice cream. But lately he’s starting to grow fat.

■Complaining Mr. Canada■

■Mr. Canada and the one-sided goodwill■


 
 
 

■Mr. Canada and Canadians■

Even on another continent,
the English and the French just don’t get along!

Also, the most populous ethnicity after English and French
are Germans and Italians.

【Quebec】
A Canadian province mostly consisting of Frenchmen.
Once caused a huge ruckus about independence, but was voted off by 50.6%
Thus the Quebecois state remains only a thought.
 
 

■Fight, Mr. Canada, Fight!■

【Tomorrow’s tomorrow begins with today】
a Canadian saying.
 

【The Great Ethnicity’ 】

As a result of Mr. Canada’s hugely welcoming foreign policy,
the great cities of Canada such as Toronto and Vancouver
rapidly swelled with students and immigrants from Korea and China.
Walking in these cities, one can observe signs, street conversations
and shops practically flowing from these countries,
turning them into cities with an ethnic air.

As studying abroad in an English-speaking country
seems to be a sign of social status for many Koreans,
Canada became a very popular place to learn with its cheap cost of living.
Because they found themselves liking it so much,
it seems many never returned to their country.

Although that would’ve been welcomed were it the end of the story…
It became commonplace to buy drugs and the like in Chinatowns,
and the new immigrants started to take jobs away from the Canadians,
who had never been all that great with business in the first place
(once a Canadian business grows, it’s usually swallowed by American ones).

They also mess around with politics, ending up in a
‘what country’s politics are we talking about anyway?’
kind of situation.
 

But as the biggest final blow is the Canadian police’s
near abnormal lack of willingness to do anything,
Mr. Canada’s troubles continue.
 
 
 

■Mr. Canada, England and France■


 
 
 
 
 
 

■Playing Catch with America■


 

The extent of Canadian laid-backness is awe-inspiring to behold.
Make sure you have plenty of spare waiting time if you’re going to Canada!
No matter how busy things are, Canadians will take lunch and
coffee breaks in a most businesslike fashion,
it can be tough to wait sometimes!
 

“You sure?”
phrase often uttered without a thought by young ‘uns.
 

【Trivial anecdote : Japan and Mr. Canada】

In a song called Mr. Roboto once sung by Canada,
there is a mysterious line in Japanese going “Domo Arigattou~ Domodomo”.
Canadians think this song is well known even in Japan, apparently.

(T/N: A mispronounced version of “Thank you, thank you thank you~”)
 
 

■Little Boys■

[T/N: It’s interesting to note that while France named Canada, well, Canada,
the name ‘British Province of Canada’ didn’t actually come into use until 1841.
At this moment he should be the Province of Quebec (lol irony).
Innocent mistake?]
 
 
 
 

■Once More Unto G8!■


 
 

【Pointless story】

Actually, it’s still unclear where Canada-san’s borders really lie.
 
 
 
 

■Mr. Canada and the Quarrel with America■

■Mr. Canada and Mr. Cuba■

Mr. Canada and Mr. Cuba’s relationship is actually quite good.