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Culture Test

Page history last edited by Mace 6 years, 9 months ago

You're a Salthan if:

  • You very likely to believe in the God Santh, though you may or may not participate in the rituals.
  • You have a patron divine as well you pray to, but you revere all of them, and may pray to any of them for help in their area of expertese. A patron is chosen  by your parents, but you may choose a new one when you come of age.  
  • You see the right amount of clothes as being the least possible, while still staying modest and in the right "mood" of respect to your  responsibilities. (Children often play completely naked, and only wear a light loin cloth when doing chores or going to school. Adults wear a little more with a loin cloth and most of the time a sort of shirt and long robe. )
  • Month comes first, then date: 8/9/0 KG, and you know what happened on that date. You still proudly use the revised Salthan calendar system. There are 5 days in a week, and 5 weeks in a month (except the last month), and year counts up from the year of the revolution. 
  • You think bathing naked in an indoor bathhouse in a mixed-sex environment is normal and expected. Bathing out of doors (like at a beach), even with only those of your gender around is deviant!
  • You know only uncivilized people get into a tub without washing first. That's disgusting! Showering is a strange and new idea to you.
  • Bathrooms/washrooms (Silakesh) should naturally have a bath, but no toilet, that's a different room (or usually, outside the house in outhouse (either way called a thedlekesh)
  • You generally move around by foot (which can take a long time to get from place to place, even  in a reletively small country as Saltha) or by Kes (a large reptile creature)-back, or Kes-drawn cart, which is only a little faster really anyway. There are of course ships too, moving along the coast. (Nothing really worth sailing to out on the sea, is there? Who would want to spend a night on the sea?!)
  • Marriages are usually arranged by the parernts, but if young people find a good mate first, and it seems alright with the parents then that works too.
  • Marrying as many as 3-4 wives is fairly common and not at all unsual (if the man is fortunate enough to afford it!)
  • You use rare shells for commerce, or trade in goods. 
  • You were very likely regularly spanked as a child, even at regular monthly intervals "just because" and you think you're probibly better because of it.
  • It's expected to haggle on more expensive ($100) items.
  • Living in a city, you've probibly have seen a Nenksadache match. (sort of like soccer with baseball-like innings). You've probibly played some informal games with friends as well, especially outside of the big cities. 
  • Countries that still have kings, even allies like Braydon are viewed with suspicion. It's assumed that eventually a monarchy is a problem that will have to be dealt with eventually. 
  • You are active in politics of the country, voting for local city, district and national senate members, though you feel a bit overwelmed by the many choices of ever shifting parties and alliances, so make basic stab at a canadite that "feels" right based on perhaps a few favored issues, rather than feeling you have to know everything about a canadite or party.
  • Saltha has been always for the most part isolationist, and only entered a war once, aggressively, which was unpopular, and only because of a tyrant king.
  • When someone sets an appointment, you're late unless your five minutes early.  
  • You bob your head as a greeting to people, with a bow for those who are in a higher position than you.  

 

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