The social habits of Khimera people might seem confusing, difficult and even frightening when first encountered, but with these easy basic tips you will be able to socialize with Khimera in the most situations.
You will learn more along the way and many Khimera are most forgiving for the small mistakes of foreign.
Polite way of greeting:
Start with slight brush of fingertips to your forehead then lips.
After that state your name and status (if any).
The touch of forehead symbols open mind; promise of not planning bad things over the other.
The touch of lips symbols honesty; a promise of truthful words.
The other party will then repeat this gesture.
Right form of addressing:
While introducing oneself, remember to include right title before your name. Same goes while addressing others.
Only close friends can leave the titles out, and even then they usually include them while in presence of other people.
Sere: "good/honoured sir" The unmarried male.
Serr: "good/honoured sir" The married male.
Seri: "good/honoured sir" The widowered male.
Sery: "good/honoured lady" The unmarried female.
Sera: "good/honoured madam" The married female.
Serra: "good/honoured madam" The widowed female.
Social tips:
1. The hair is tabu aka. Do not touch the hair. Ever.
The hair is extremely personal to Khimeras. Touching one's hair is privilege reserved only to one's beloved and thus touching the hair, accidentaly, or -gods forbid- by purpose is worse that grabbing someone's ass or breast in human culture.
Don't worry about the results this act leads.
Just never do it.
2. Emeres aka. Collared people.
Depending on where you come from and your up bringing you'll feel different degrees of pity or disrespect towards these people.
You have become used to associate collars with slaves and ownership, and most likely think of these people less that persons.
Do not.
Emeres are indeed owned, but only in the most loose meaning of the word; the men and women who own them are obligated to take care of them and if they feel their needs are not met, they can choose to be sold to a new master. They are protected by law and by the power of their owners.
If you're not introduced, do not try to speak with them; they will not answer and you'll be seen as rude person.
In any case do not try to order them around. They are not slaves and you'll be not only laughted at but also very likely pulled to a court from disrespecting behaviour.
Also, you'll not be able to trade anything with the Khimeras who think you as rude person.
3. Your name means nothing.
In Khimera kingdoms the person's individual accomplishment is everything that counts.
Do not exept to be respected even if you are related to someone noble or rich or other ways accomplished.
So strange as this custom may seem you'll be only laughted at if you demand good treatment becouse you're sole heir to someone well known.
Your father might be the King of the world. Khimeras do not care.
4. Piercings.
Refrain from using big, noteworthy piercing, even earrings.
Khimeras see piercings as primitive, repulsive act of self-harm, and while they don't exactly get offended by them it is better to stay as minimalized as possibe.
5. Breasts.
Khimera women often walk without any shirt under their jacket, just like men do.
Do not be shocked by this, for to them it is normal act.
Staring at women's breasts will result in strange looks and showing embarrassment caused by them is most likely met with laughter and teasing.
6. Arguments are national hobby.
Once you spend time in leisure with your Khimera acquiantances something you will say without thinking, a question or opinion for example, will most likely be met by opposing point of view that is represented in quite forward way.
Do not be offended by this; it's just Khimerian habit of spending time depating over almost everything one can think of.
The opposing opinion might seem strange, ethically or moraly wrong or just bare queer, but do not think badly of it; it doesn't necessarily represent the individual's own opinion in any way, but just acts as means to get depate started.
Curious things you'll notice:
There are plenty of strange, unfamiliar things in Khimera culture as you'll see.
Here is list of some of them:
- 70% of Khimera population are male:
While walking among the Khimera, you can easily get the feeling that every individual you see or meet are male. This has led to common misunderstanding that Khimera would keep most of their female inside, out of the eyes of foreign. That is not true. The truth is that most of the Khimera indeed is male. Seven of every ten born babies are male and so the amount of people you see is naturally male-oriented.
- Golden hair:
One of the rarer mutation of Khimera population. Roughly one of the twenty-fife children born have golden or strawberry blond hair, as the rest are normal variety of red hair.
It is believed that these children are destinated to have good fortune in life, especially in money-related issues, so do not wonder if Khimera make big fuss over golden haired child.
-Children are loved:
In average, every Khimera loves children; their own or of the other race.
It is not strange that even the total strangers pet, hug, kiss or othervice pamper the children they see. It might even be said that in Khimera culture the children are bublic posession.
The children are the future and their well-being is close to the national-heart of the Khimera.
-Females are taller:
As an (assumed) individual of human race you have gotten used to thougt that females are smaller, more fragile sex. This is not true with Khimera.
The average height of Khimera female is 2,10m (688.98ft) as the averge height of male is from 1,80m to 2m (590 to 656ft).
-Humans are cute:
There is no way to avoid this; where ever you go, you'll get glances and looks.
An average Khimera think human as cutest little thing; probably as a result of parental instinct as facial sculpture of most humans (especially Eastern) remaind somewhat that of the Khimera children; being softer and having bigger, rounder eyes along with lack of height compared to Khimera.
They should not baby-talk to you thought.
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