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Does anyone else feel left out that J.K. Rowling doesnt mention american wizards in her 本

 Justin1997 posted 1年以上前
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xElvenPiratex said:

Not at all! Rowling is British, so she wrote about British characters, it's as simple as that. One of the best things about the 本 is that anyone from any country can find something to relate to in the story. The series may be set in the UK but, like all great literature, the ハート, 心 of it is universal :)

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posted 1年以上前 
jadore_renard said:
It takes place in Britain... I'm sorry, but do あなた think that it would be realistic for the characters to sit around all 日 going "OMG guess what North American Wizards do?!" She doesn't mention very much about wizards on any of the other continents either.

Do あなた complain about literature and other media that take place in North America not mentioning Britain every three seconds? I think not.

There actually is some info about North American wizarding culture if あなた take the time to look for it. I suggest the Harry Potter wiki.
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posted 1年以上前 
nglenn9 said:
Not really. Though I see no reason why she couldn't have mentioned other nationalities at Hogwarts; except for France and Bulgaria as bri-marie^referenced. I suppose in her world wizadry is a primarily U.K. attribute.
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posted 1年以上前 
wotcher-tonks said:
Not really...Her 本 are British, aren't they? They take place in the UK.

And I believe she mentioned something about the Salem Witches Institution in one of the books, which is obviously American, but I may be wrong...I remember her mentioning something about a Ministry of Magic in North America.
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posted 1年以上前 
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thanks i could relate もっと見る to it if they had wizards in america
Justin1997 posted 1年以上前
snusnu13 said:
I'm pretty sure she does mention America at least once. It's in GoF somewhere when they're setting up the tent for the Quidditch World Cup.

And あなた shouldn't feel left out. She's British, so it's logical that her characters and setting is British. I'm Australian and I don't feel left out.
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posted 1年以上前 
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thanks because she mentions almost every other country except america
Justin1997 posted 1年以上前
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i know right justin1997
pinkgoth posted 1年以上前
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^^And all the other 300 countries that exist in the world...
bri-marie posted 1年以上前
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damn, must of missed those references...
NearRyuzaki posted 1年以上前
taytrain97 said:
The setting is in Britain, so I'd assume the main wizards would be British...It doesn't bother me at all.
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posted 1年以上前 
bri-marie said:
Not at all. Beyond the UK, she only mentions France and Bulgaria in the books.

Besides, as others has pointed out, it's a book written in the UK, and set in the UK. Do all your American 本 mention anything in the UK (wizards, vampires, goblins, ghosts, magicians, werewolves, regular humans)? No. Not even remotely close, so why would 本 in the UK mention American wizards?
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posted 1年以上前 
MarMar_XigLux said:
Nah, not really.
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posted 1年以上前 
pinkgoth said:
ya i am sad:(
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posted 1年以上前 
demideardarling said:
Yeah, a little bit. I know it's set in the UK but when I was 読書 the Goblet of 火災, 火 I was like, 'WHY CAN'T AN AMERICAN SCHOOL BE IN THE TRI-WIZARD TOURNAMENT?' But then again, I really like that aspect of it too, y'know that she kept it purely British.

Edit: Okay, I take that back. Not left out, I just hoped that she might mention American wizards a bit more. But I wasn't let down if/when she didn't.
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posted 1年以上前 
Tarna96 said:
Saying あなた feel left out because no American wizards are mentioned (which is in itself false- See Goblet of 火災, 火 (Salem Witches Institute)) is like saying the British feel left out because there are no British characters/settings in To Kill A Mockingbird. Besides, America has the monopoly on Film, TV and other media. Sure, Harry Potter is great, but can't あなた be satisfied with your own media?
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posted 1年以上前 
Steffan said:
SHe mentions like 5-6 other countries...
And I am glad it's finally a book that isn't all about America... XD
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posted 1年以上前 
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I agree ;)
bellatrix114 posted 1年以上前
LC2109 said:
Live in the US and I don't feel offended at all.
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posted 1年以上前 
StichxAngel4eva said:
well she IS British that's only to be expected. Besides, she doesnt mention australia either does she?
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posted 1年以上前 
LadyNottingham said:
Why should Americans feel excluded ? Honestly, the action takes place in Britain, with British main characters. The other nations do not complain, why should Americans cry over this ? Grow up, folks, you're not the center of the world.

(Make no mistake, I'm half American.)
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posted 1年以上前 
milky-way said:
No. How can anyone feel left out because there isn't much mention of America? Literature and film-wise, there is so much that revolves around America. What about countries like Bolivia, Turkmenistan etc.? They get nowhere near as much attention as America. And あなた can't expect J.K. Rowling to mention every country in the world.
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posted 1年以上前 
superwalrus said:
She does mention American wizards. Subtlely, like in jokes and stuff または side conversations, but she does agknowledge they are there. I guess it's kinda hard for it to come up because the U.S. is so far away. The same goes for Asian and Russian wizards. They don't really come up a lot.
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posted 1年以上前 
SaraKelly said:
No way! Its british!
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posted 1年以上前 
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Exactly! ;)
bellatrix114 posted 1年以上前
HaleyDewit said:
No, あなた can't expect her to mention every country in her books.
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posted 1年以上前 
pink-bookworm said:
Don't worry she doesnt merkin Australian wizards either
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posted 1年以上前 
flikangaroo said:
no. she is a british writer and the 本 are set in britan. i think it is also nice how all of the films were made in britan too because it keeps it central to one place.
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posted 1年以上前 
ChocoLuvr101 said:
No.
The story is set in Britain, so obviously it would mainly focus on British people. She did mention american witches/wizards at the Quidditch World Cup. But besides the point, I've read a lot of 本 from america and they hardly mention british people. Don't expect America to be mentioned in every thing あなた read または watch.
I'm Filipino, but I don't feel left out just because JKR didn't mention Filipino witches/wizards in the series.
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posted 1年以上前 
simpleplan said:
no not at all the 本 take place in the U.K. and American wizards were mention once in GoF at the world cup
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posted 1年以上前 
Klug said:
J.K. Rowling mentions a group of American witches at the Quidditch World Cup in GOF. Other than that, there are no other mentions of American wizards または American wizarding societies. I don't see why Americans in particular should feel left out, the only other countries that get involved in the 本 are Ireland (Irish Quidditch team) Bulgaria (Durmstrang/Krum) and Albania... it's not like they talked about every other country on earth's wizards but America's.
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