Tbh, when I saw this topic, I thought it was going to be one of those "open, read and shut" type topics but it actually got me thinking. Too much, in fact! And I ****ing hate Jizzney. Anyway, I'm going to ramble so I'll try and keep it as condense as possible.
I had a rather uptight upbringing. Don't get me wrong, I was loved and I had everything I wanted, both emotionally and inanimate-object wise. Father was out all day earning (quite a bit of) money (self employed)and Mother at home doing housewifey crap, so Dad never had much time for me and my brother.
There's a character in Viz called "Victorian Father." He's a stereotypical father from late 1800's..beats his kids and wife, doesn't like curved table legs, that sort of thing. In recent years, I've often called my Dad "Victorian Father." I'd like to make it clear though that Dad never beat my mother and he didn't have anything against curved table legs. However, he did smack me on several occasions to discipline me.
So yeah, I had a rather "Victorian traditional" upbringing; Mother did the kid crap and Dad did all the providing stuff and commanded our respect in return.
Naturally this formed my personality. I was (and still am to some degree) an uptight bastard right up until my early 20's. Although I was chavvy, I generally played by the rules and saw life as a set direction which I had to conform to. I knew what was expected of me from society and my parents and I had to live up to it. This made me arrogant, ignorant and well, a bastard.
It wasn't really until my early 20's then I realised that the world was huge and there were many other brilliant people in the world. I grew up without the internet and my close friends were from a similar background.
When I first realised that I'm not a drone, I can live my life how I want to (within reason, of course) and make my own destiny, I felt like a liberated man.
As corny as this sounds, I blame CoasterForce for that transformation. For the first time in my life I had come into contact with people outside of my community and comfort zone. It opened my eyes.
So yeah, my Jizzney character...? I'm George Banks and CoasterForce is my Mary Poppins.
(I understand that George Banks/Mary Poppins was not created by Jizzney, but everybody associates it with them so I'm having it!)