Quick Star Trek question that pops into my head occasionally:

[conuly]

Is there an in-universe explanation as to why, exactly, so many (human) Starfleet officers are fans of Earth history, specifically the history and culture of the mid-to-late 20th century USA? And why so very few of them are invested in, say, the history and culture of Joseon-period Korea, pre-Sarek Vulcan, mid-whateverth-era Betazed, etc?

(Seriously, I would absolutely love it if a random go-back-to-earth-time-travel episode ever landed them somewhere other than the USA.)

Comments

[gwydion]

Oooo1 Even better!

[conuly]

There's actually a similar-idea fanfic about the true origins of The Hawaiian Club, though that's not the origin of my headcanon. It must be a case of great minds thinking alike!

Link. The only LD canon you need is that nerdy try-hard Boimler spent an entire episode trying to get in good with some higher-ups by pretending to be from Hawaii so he could join their Hawaii club (because they all claim to be from Hawaii). When he fesses up at the end of the episode they all confess that none of them are from Hawaii either, they all were pulling the same thing he was! They then start a moon club because they're all from moons, but they won't let Boimler join because he's not.

But that's just the set-up and almost all the fic just passes through ST history and various crews.

[gwydion]

cool!