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Author:  Green Mist [ November 22nd, 2011, 10:07 am ]
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• Tapping your nose means that you are thinking.
• Putting your hand on your stomach means that you are sleepy.
• When you speak to a friend or someone you are close to, you speak with your legs apart.
• When you speak to someone who is not close to you, or you have never met before, you speak with your legs close together.
• It is considered rude to walk behind a Zentai or someone of high authority.
• Waving is an impolite gesture, in Zeldia, you say “Hello” by putting the palms of your hands together, like if you were praying.
• Women who are married must wear sandals or any other open-toed shoes. Women who have boyfriends must walk barefoot everywhere. If a woman is single, she must wear closed shoes.
• Sticking out your tongue means that you are bored in Zeldia.
• Women cannot wear white until at least a month after a relative has died. The same for men, but with yellow.
• In Zeldian weddings, you throw grass at the bride and sand at the groom.
• On Sundays, Zeldians cannot visit other tribes unless given a special permission.
• Eating meat is illegal in Zeldia unless the animal died of natural causes.
• Fishing is also illegal.
• Staring at someone is a way of complaining in Zeldia.
• Swinging your head side to side, like if you were saying “no”, while grinning is a way of saying that you are excited.
• Touching your neck while frowning is like saying that you are sad.
Author:  Danko Sandai [ November 29th, 2011, 8:32 pm ]
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Green Mist wrote:
Sticking out your tongue means that you are bored in Zeldia.

I think that is really cool.
Love them all Misty.
Author:  Green Mist [ November 29th, 2011, 8:45 pm ]
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Thank you so much! :dieshappy:
Author:  Varon [ November 30th, 2011, 9:01 pm ]
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Yeah, it is.
Author:  Green Mist [ December 1st, 2011, 7:53 am ]
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Thank you! :dieshappy:
Author:  KathrineROID [ December 1st, 2011, 7:58 am ]
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Very cool indeed! Usually I only see this sort of development in science fiction. I just wonder how you can give all this information to the reader smoothly and without overwhelming them.
Author:  Danko Sandai [ December 1st, 2011, 11:53 am ]
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Good point Kat. I think Misty is smart enough to figure how to. ;)
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ December 1st, 2011, 3:09 pm ]
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Have you considered getting a subforum for your world, Misty? I think you might have enough development to qualify - and if not, you could easily come up with enough. ;) This is extremely creative!

Do you have reasons for any of this cultural development? Like, how did it come to be a tradition to throw grass and sand at weddings?
Author:  KathrineROID [ December 1st, 2011, 4:16 pm ]
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Danko Sandai wrote:
Good point Kat. I think Misty is smart enough to figure how to. ;)

Indeed. ;) I hope she tells us how she did it some day because I don't think I could! At least, not that many.

Aubrey Hansen wrote:
Have you considered getting a subforum for your world, Misty? I think you might have enough development to qualify - and if not, you could easily come up with enough. ;) This is extremely creative!

OK, I thought she already had a subforum. I access most threads through the "active topics" link and rarely look at the board the thread comes from. :rofl: I saw a bunch of posts about her world, and assumed they were in a subforum!

Get a subforum, girl!
Author:  Green Mist [ December 1st, 2011, 4:20 pm ]
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Awww thank you all so much! Throwing grass at a wedding is a symbol of their relationship with nature. And I plan on getting a sub-forum. And furthermore, I don't really know how I thought of this! It just... came to me!
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ December 1st, 2011, 5:55 pm ]
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Just coming to you is a good method of thinking up things, as long as you do something with the stuff that comes to you. :rofl:

I feel kinda sorry for the groom, getting showered in gritty sand. ;)

Looking forward to the time when you get a subforum!
Author:  Green Mist [ December 1st, 2011, 8:02 pm ]
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Me too! Oh, and I also feel bad for the groom but oh well! It's nice to have the men suffer for once! :D
Author:  Danko Sandai [ December 2nd, 2011, 11:35 am ]
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Green Mist wrote:
It's nice to have the men suffer for once!

:roll:
We wouldn't suffer, we would accept the sand to show we are willing to be covered in sand to show how much we love our wives. ;)
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ December 2nd, 2011, 1:50 pm ]
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Danko Sandai wrote:
Green Mist wrote:
It's nice to have the men suffer for once!

:roll:
We wouldn't suffer we would accept the sand to show we are willing to be covered in sand to show how much we love our wives. ;)


Like! :D
Author:  Varon [ December 2nd, 2011, 2:01 pm ]
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We get rice thrown at us in this world. :P

Are there consequences for some these, like sticking out one's tongue? Or for violating them?
Author:  Green Mist [ December 2nd, 2011, 4:09 pm ]
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@Varon: I don't understand...

@Others: Sorry for my suffering post. Heat of the moment...
Author:  Lady Elanor [ December 2nd, 2011, 5:33 pm ]
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Very interesting, Mist. :cool:
Author:  Varon [ December 2nd, 2011, 6:07 pm ]
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Sorry.

Is using any of the body language considered rude that involves (mostly parental) consequences?
Author:  Green Mist [ December 2nd, 2011, 6:11 pm ]
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@Varon: Waving is rude. That's it I guess.

@Elanor: Thank you very much! :D
Author:  Green Mist [ December 2nd, 2011, 6:14 pm ]
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@Varon: Oh! And also, if you speak to a friend with your legs together, or if you speak to someone you are not close with with your legs apart, it is rude.
Author:  Varon [ December 2nd, 2011, 8:00 pm ]
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Okay. Are there consequences for those?
Author:  Green Mist [ December 2nd, 2011, 8:23 pm ]
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Well, if your parents are strict about that, they could ground you. If not, then people would just consider you a rude and disrespectful person.
Author:  Varon [ December 2nd, 2011, 8:29 pm ]
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Okay.

What does being grounded mean in Zeldia?
Author:  Green Mist [ December 2nd, 2011, 9:41 pm ]
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Ummm, same thing as here. Your parents take away privileges and stuff...
Author:  Varon [ December 3rd, 2011, 10:15 am ]
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Okay.

What do children believe to be the worst privilege taken away?
Author:  Green Mist [ December 3rd, 2011, 12:19 pm ]
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Being able to use your talents. Like if you are a Zeewok, your parents wouldn't let you draw or dance or whatever you do.
Author:  Varon [ December 4th, 2011, 6:45 pm ]
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Now that is harsh.
Author:  Green Mist [ December 4th, 2011, 8:06 pm ]
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Haha! :rofl:
Author:  Green Mist [ December 4th, 2011, 8:07 pm ]
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But not forever, just for the time the parents decide.
Author:  Varon [ December 5th, 2011, 10:48 am ]
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Oh, okay.
Author:  Green Mist [ December 5th, 2011, 4:33 pm ]
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Yeah, if it was forever, then THAT would be REALLY harsh! Taking away a child's talents... awful. :(
Author:  Varon [ December 6th, 2011, 8:38 am ]
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Yeah.
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ December 6th, 2011, 12:05 pm ]
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That's very neat. OH! You know what would be neat... Since being grounded permanently/long-term (i.e., a year or more) from your talents would be a very harsh fate, what if that's a punishment for certain extreme crimes? I know you don't have a lot of crime in your world, but you could do something very neat with that, I think. :D
Author:  Green Mist [ December 6th, 2011, 4:22 pm ]
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Well, when you are a servant, or in the cell cave, you can't use your talents anyways so...
Author:  Rachel Newhouse [ December 14th, 2011, 1:21 pm ]
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Servants can't use their talents?
Author:  Green Mist [ December 14th, 2011, 2:13 pm ]
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Nope. It is also part of the punishment. :twisted:
Author:  Danko Sandai [ December 14th, 2011, 4:11 pm ]
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Wow, I am glad that doesn't happen to me. ;) I have said it before, and I will say it again, I can't wait for you to finish this book. :twisted:
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