Comments on: Lockwood, the US, and Canada

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:27:31 +0000

That is a brilliant idea! BULL RUNS! Hell yeah!

Also Guy Fawkes would be cool at the Midnight Glade, or even a new space for it. Home needs more dark, empty fields lol!

Being from Edinburgh, Veemee should tackle that stuff. Given the quality they’re suddenly hitting back with lately, it’d be cool to see. Orrrr, they could just turn out the sun at their new Park and light some bonfires. Actually, I’d be likely to freak out if they did that, since Acorn Park is so much like a park near me, and held Guy Fawkes nights regularly.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a massive tomato fight in Home either…

By: dblrainbowgirl

dblrainbowgirl — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:40:25 +0000

This made me lol as well considering that my own grandpa fought for the royal Canadian air force in WWI before immigrating to the United States.

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:25:15 +0000

Cultural stereotypes crack me up, especially here in the US, where we can get really nuts about them -- not only towards other countries (“You’re from Britain? Have you met the Queen?”), but towards regions of our own country as well (“You’re from the south? Do you know someone who’s married their cousin?”).

On the topic of bringing cultural traditions to Home, though, I’d love to see a Guy Fawkes Day (Fire! YEAH!). Or even a recreation of the running with the bulls in Pamplona as a sort of minigame.

And only certain parts of Canada (likely the Maritimes) would get Burns night correct. Heck, there’s even cultural pockets ’round my neck of the woods that celebrate that!

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:53:13 +0000

Heh heh. I gotta say, I do find stereotypes kinda funny. Maybe it’s because I have it thrown at me on a regular basis, I dunno. What I do know however is that being Scottish in NA Home can bring so many, many different reactions. From “Oh wow, when did you guys get internet!?” to “Eww, gross! Scottish person!” lol.

Most think I either sound like Sean Connery or Wille from The Simpsons even though they’re just guessing, and I obviously play the bagpipes while wearing a kilt and chasing haggis.

If you know me though, you know where I really stand on such things and will have laughed about it with me too. It’s funny to see a UK dev tackle the traditions of another country though. I’d love to see America’s take on Rabbie Burns Night. I say “America” there since the Canadians are likely to get it right ; )