Hey guys, it's me! PastaAndWurst. This story is about cultural quirks of the United States. I'll be getting most of my chapters from here , 200224/What-are-Americas-quirks, if you want to see it, but if you're not a citizen of the United States and there's something that you've noticed about us, feel free to let me know and I'll try to incorporate it in here. I decided to start with the Pledge of Allegiance, because an exchange student from Germany told me that it really was odd to her that we would pledge our loyalty to our country every single day. I hope that you enjoy this story!

Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia, or The Pledge of Allegiance

Chapter 1- I Pledge Allegiance

America was quite proud of his schools. Sure he was struggling to compete with the other nations, he was the fourth most educated country in the world, right behind Japan at number three, Israel at number 2, and his own brother, Canada, who took the top spot. When England who was ranked number 7, and France, who wasn't even in the top ten asked to see his schools, he was ecstatic. That's why they were sitting in a history classroom in a small town high school at 7:50 am watching American students talk about whatever it was that teenagers talk about. When the bell rang however, the students quickly took their seats and a few minutes later a voice came over the intercom.

"Good morning George Washington High School, please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance."

France and England looked confused as the Americans stood up and faced the flag that was hanging on the wall and placed a hand on their hearts.

I Pledge Allegiance,
To the flag,
Of the United States of America,
And to the Republic,
For which it stands,
One Nation,
Under God,
Indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for all

"Please join me in a moment of silence." Everyone stood quietly, some students with their heads down. "You may be seated." Everyone sat down, and a confused England asked the question that anyone unfamiliar with American schools would ask.

"Excuse me, but what was that all about?" A student sitting in the front row turned around.

"It's the Pledge of Allegiance, it's one of the first things that we're taught in schools. It's an oath that we take every day to be loyal to our country and take pride in what it stands for." She smiled and turned her attention to her teacher, who began to give a lesson on how plague and war led to the fall of Athenian society.

"Amérique? Does this happen in every school?" France asked, whispering.

"Yeah, but you don't have to say it. It's sad but most kids don't understand it. It makes me happy when I see a kid like that girl who told you what it was about." He smiled, and the two Europeans just looked at each other and sighed. America was a weird country.

Acorrding to this website: . , America is the world's fourth most educated country, based on college graduation rates. Canada is first. Good job Canada!

So I hope you liked it. I already have a few ideas for the next few chapters in my head. I'm doing really well on keeping up with my stories, but I'm not going to start anymore new ones. I also put an update schedule on my profile, and a little get to know me section, in case you're interested.

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Hasta La Pasta!
PastaAndWurst