"Hey America, can I ask you a question?" France asked during one of the G-8 meetings.
"Sure." America replied cheerfully.
"Every time I see you, you are always wearing that old belt." France said, pointing to an old leather belt around America's jeans.
"So?" America asked with a frown.
"Well, it's rather old and worn out. Why don't you get a new one?" France asked. "I mean, it doesn't even match your outfit."
"Well, I can't." America said with a laugh. "Sure, this belt is old, but I'm sure that Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky and North Carolina would be pretty pissed off if I threw them in a garbage bin."
"You mean to tell us that old belt of yours is like your glasses?" England asked in surprise.
"Yeah, this is the Bible belt." America said with a shrug.
"What's the Bible belt?" Russia asked.
"The Bible belt," America explained, "Is a group of states in my country that form a sort of belt. They are the states that are usually the most religious out of the rest of the states. Thus they were nicknamed the Bible belt."
"Are you the only one to have a Bible belt?" Italy asked with interest. "Because I may have a similar kind of region in my country. It's called the Sacrestia d'Italia."
"No, but that's just my nickname for it. Like you said, many countries have regions were they may be more religious." America said with a grin.
"So, how long have you had this belt?" Germany asked.
"Long before the Civil War." America said with a shrug.
"Does it get bigger the more you gain weight?" Russia joked.
"No, but it does grow when I want to smack people across the face." America said with a threating look.
A/N: To those who don't live in the U.S., or may not know the U.S. has something called the Bible belt. The Bible belt is where the more religious states are. They are mostly in the south eastern part of the country.