One thing I’ve been thinking about for the third comic series is to set it outside of America. There is one problem I have with it though, and that’s that I might get a lot of things wrong. There might be vocabulary, or terms, or general things I might not know. I don’t want to mistakenly Americanize things because I don’t know how it’s done over there. For example, there’s a thousand differences between American and English terminology [elevator, lift], [hood, bonnet], [faucet, tap], [phone booth, tardis (JK on that one)], [trunk, boot], and many more I’m probably not aware of.
Anyway, the frontrunner country in my mind is not England, but Australia. I think it’s a very interesting setting to use for a comic series. The problem about me not knowing all of the cultural differences would likely lead to me mistakenly Americanizing things, or worse, being too stereotypical about Australians.
Let me know what you think. I’d especially like to hear from those down under.
Here’s a thought. Take a trip to Australia or any other foreign country you are considering. Enjoy yourself and experience the culture firsthand. And because it would be for job related research, it could be a valid tax deduction for your business.
Trash can, Bin
Is the 1st one that comes to mind
Also Mom and Mum
Well im an Australian would be pretty cool to see a setting there
Sweden. All the Girls here are blondies, or so what they say…
My vote if it means anything is for Cuba the culter food and people including women are all great plus it would give the less wealthy fans a little love.
Australia would be a great setting. Don’t worry too much about getting small details wrong, Aussies are used to being stereotyped and being portrayed incorrectly. Another option would be use some Australian members for the voices, that way they could help pick up and fix any mistakes.
A big challenge for an Aussie setting is going to depend on where the characters come from. Much of the “stereotypical” Aussie language tends to be found in more rural or outback areas. I’m from Melbourne in Victoria, and find that the language spoken by the majority tends to be more diverse these days (I’ve had people ask me if I’m American or English, but I grew up here). Factors that may influence could include location (city, rural, outback), state (I’ve been to Queensland, South Australia and New South Wales and the accent and phrases can change quite a bit),… Read more »
would be cool if it was like another shifting roommates one, but where it takes place a bit diffrently, like the main chacter still lives at home right and his sister always catching him doing things diffrently then the boys she knows, like putting on lipstick and tring on her clotthing and such, then fox shows up and explains why he is so diffrent to both the brother and sister. and as she starts to treat him better and understands whay he is going threw it changes him as a girl peice by piece, so like her love brings out… Read more »