If you meet Buddha on the road, fucking shank that bitch, he owes me $20

I love how, even never having read this before, I know it’s Terry Pratchett

Let’s see yours, pal!

I think that’s possibly the single most sexist stereotype: “Cooking is for women, unless you’re really really good at it”

I broke the cycle. My mom is an awful cook, and I can turn any red meat into goodness.

Methinks No True Scotsman would miss the opportunity to dunk on the English

Every day, some country in the world celebrates the day the Brits left, and I think that’s just beautiful

Another reason not to fear death: pedant’s dont comment on shitpost formatting!

Nobody can reach them, the instance is pretty quiet with the Russiapologia today

Countries that are surrounded by hostile powers that will invade if they aren’t on their military A-game are worth a look. Finland, Switzerland, and especially Israel are worth a look for inspiration. Hell, your description fits Israel pretty well.

A peninsula near/controlling a key trade route is an idea, constant invasion by neighboring powers would create a strong sense of national independence that would feed into its millitarism, while still retaining enough foreign contact to still have an educated populace that can support a democracy.