so basically, England is like Middle-Earth. Or Valdemar. Or Darkover.

[bedlamsbard]

I think I'm having one of those moments where I end up going, "England isn't an actual place. Actual people don't actually live there." It's like -- combo historical and fictional setting, because I've studied English history and I've read plenty of books set in England, so I think there's still a part of me that goes, "It's not real. IT'S FULL OF FICTIONAL PEOPLE like Harry Potter and various Pevensies and Brother Cadfael and Tarzan." (I used to feel the same way about New Orleans, let's be honest. Hell, I still feel that way about New Orleans sometimes.)

So there's that. (Not that I think any of you British fen are fictional! It's just, you know. Me being crazy.) Anyway, yes, still freaking the fuck out.

Comments

[highlyeccentric]

I SHARE THIS SENTIMENT.

I am off in, like, an hour to find out whether or not Belgium and France exist, but I think you'll beat me to England.

[bedlamsbard]

Ha, I saw your post and I was thinking of that!

FICTIONAL. TOTALLY FICTIONAL. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to walk around expecting to run into Professor McGonagall or Harold Godwinsson or Ben Jonson or something (probably a good thing I'm not going to Italy).

I'm pretty sure France exists. I've been there. (Carcassonne, totally awesome. I hope the torture museum's still there; I want to go back sometime. Look, I was nine, okay?)

Have a good flight!

[harpers_child]

new orleans is actually a completely fictional place. we made it up inside our heads. you can't have people like Ruthy the Duck Girl in real life.

[bedlamsbard]

*googles* *stares*

...New Orleans is completely fictional. It's the only way it makes sense.

[harpers_child]

have you ever seen the Designing Women bit about how we treat our crazy people in the south? (if you haven't http://youtu.be/W3KQgulBzh0) it's completely true.

[bedlamsbard]

Oh, the South.