I don't know what country you're thinking of, but it is definitely a good idea to do some research. There have been plenty of writers who failed to do so, with...um...interesting results, to say the least.
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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