United States President Lyndon B. Johnson owned an Amphibious car, the Amphicar, and used it to scare guests by driving them into his lake screaming about brake failure.
When the long-form census was restored to Canada in 2016, Canadians were so excited to fill out the form that they crashed the government's website.
Iceland: "You continental fools think I'm small and powerless, but I'll show you the power of my volcanoes! Mwahahahaha!"
Sweden: "Argh! That giant ash cloud! This will ruin all the flight schedules for weeks!"
Norway: "Cancelled flights? Airplanes burn a lot of fuel... I hope this won't drop oil prices."
Denmark: "Ooh... That deep red sunset sure is beautiful. The colour of my flag."
Finland: "There's something in the air, or maybe not. Need another beer to be sure."