America sighed as he walked out of his apartment in New York, shivering at the cold wind that nipped every part of exposed skin. Although he was wearing his coat, gloves, and boots it seemed like they were made of tissue paper with how the wind seemed to go right through him. Locking the door, America walked down the street, shivering now and then.

America hated this kind of weather, but he was on a mission. He was volunteering at a soup kitchen nearby, and the cold weather just made his more determined to help those who didn't have coats. His brother was also going to be there to help. As he rounded a corner, he was happy to see his brother waiting for him outside of the building. (Although he was rather amused to see that his brother was only wearing his red hoodie in the cold weather.)

"Bro, you didn't have to wait for me outside you know." America said with raised eyebrow. "Or do your weird Canadian super powers make you immune to the cold?"

"I am invincible to the cold." Canada said with a smirk. "Unlike some people who need to wrap themselves in their whole wardrobe to stay warm."

"Shut up and get inside the building before I smack you." America huffed as he walked into the building.

As soon as they had put away their things in the staff room, they went out and started to help out. For a while, they didn't say much, but after some time Canada walked over to his brother with a curious look.

"Al, why do you volunteer here so much?" Canada asked with a soft smile.

America thought for a second, and then frowned. "Well, I guess I…I mean…why are you asking?" America asked looking confused.

"Well, usually people tend to think that people in your country are pretty selfish. Of course I know you aren't, but I was just wondering." Canada said with a shrug.

"I guess I like to help people because my people like to help others." America said. "I mean, my people are always giving money to people in natural disasters, setting up soup kitchens like this one, and even aid to other countries. Also, they give money to research, schools, library's, the environment, and even to people they don't even know. In fact, my country is the second most generous country in the world.*"

"But why?" Canada asked with a smile.

"Because we like to help people. And because my citizens are awesome." America replied and stuck his tongue out at his brother. "Now dish out some soup before I smack you for not helping."

*The United States was the most generous country in 2013 and 2014, but was moved to second when Myanmar took first place last year.

A/N: The U.S is one of the most charitable countries in the world. It's true we love to help others, and try to help others as much as possible.