Culture Shock the Nation Above You (Again!)

by **Perotasoa** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:44 am

New Polypontia wrote:
Gemini II wrote:We don't have a president, we're governed by our own people.

Our people look down on democracies!

Life isn't always glorious. At least here anyway.

by **Novaya Impedlia** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:44 am

Gemini II wrote:We don't have a president, we're governed by our own people.

Our people have accepted knowingly to lose all control over the political life of the Empire.

by **Pan-Dymaxis** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:47 am

It is possible in Pan-Dymaxis for a child living in poverty to raise himself up through hard work to become an oppressive totalitarian dictator of another nation.

by **New Polypontia** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:49 am

Pan-Dymaxis wrote:It is possible in Pan-Dymaxis for a child living in poverty to raise himself up through hard work to become an oppressive totalitarian dictator of another nation.

We have an insanely static caste system!

by **Pan-Dymaxis** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:54 am

New Polypontia wrote:
Pan-Dymaxis wrote:It is possible in Pan-Dymaxis for a child living in poverty to raise himself up through hard work to become an oppressive totalitarian dictator of another nation.

We have an insanely static caste system!

That is almost as disturbing as the fact that most of the world is unaware that they owe Pan-Dymaxis centuries of unpaid existence taxes.

by **New Polypontia** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:55 am

Pan-Dymaxis wrote:
New Polypontia wrote:We have an insanely static caste system!

That is almost as disturbing as the fact that most of the world is unaware that they owe Pan-Dymaxis centuries of unpaid existence taxes.

Fail! We owe everyone money!

by **Tesland** » Mon May 18, 2015 8:56 am

The most powerful of Tessian wizards can destroy you... with the power... of... stares.

However, since the total "wizard" population is about 25, that isn't a lot.

by **Doom Legions** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:00 am

Legion Magi have proven themselves to be able to beat deities. And there's millions of them.

by **Pan-Dymaxis** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:03 am

New Polypontia wrote:
Pan-Dymaxis wrote:
That is almost as disturbing as the fact that most of the world is unaware that they owe Pan-Dymaxis centuries of unpaid existence taxes.

Fail! We owe everyone money!

That's unfortunate. For a small fee, our Department of De-Nationalization Services could remove those within your borders that refuse to salute the Pan-Dymaxian flag and continue to hold your children back by not teaching them to speak Dymaxian.

by **Tesland** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:06 am

Our departments/ministries are localized, and each one tends to have about 10-30 employees.

by **Pan-Dymaxis** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:23 am

Tesland wrote:Our departments/ministries are localized, and each one tends to have about 10-30 employees.

We started similarly, until around 1946 Anno Dymaxia, when the people from our Nortamerik Island crushed the fascist Doucheland First movement on the Yerrupeon Peninsula and established the capital city of Neo-Amsterdath.

by **United Timelines Outpost Number 99999999** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:37 am

They didn't believe our echo, but they believed our fingers. Their beliefs were flawed,

by **New Polypontia** » Mon May 18, 2015 9:39 am

United Timelines Outpost Number 99999999 wrote:They didn't believe our echo, but they believed our fingers. Their beliefs were flawed,

We believe everything! :lol:

by **Blakullar** » Mon May 18, 2015 10:33 am

Anti-dragon warheads - small atomic bombs fitted with wurtzite boron nitride caps to penetrate the thick chest scales - have been in development for use in the event of the appearance of dragons.

(On an unrelated note - Frenco, you might want to start polling for the next OP.)

by **Doom Legions** » Mon May 18, 2015 10:37 am

Dragons are sacred creatures here and protected by the government.

by **Great Vaeland** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:25 am

Dragons do not exist in our world, with them only appearing in mythological and old folk tales.

by **Perrytopia** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:30 am

Due to the climate,snow has only been reported in the more mountainous regions of Perrytopia.

by **Gemini II** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:37 am

It never snows here, in fact, it never seems to drop below 65°F here.

by **Doom Legions** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:46 am

We use Celsius, instead of Fahrenheit.

by **New Polypontia** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:47 am

Doom Legions wrote:We use Celsius, instead of Fahrenheit.

We measure heat in "Who cares how hot it is?!"

by **United Timelines Outpost Number 99999999** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:49 am

All units of measurement are banned. They failed.

by **Novaya Impedlia** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:50 am

New Polypontia wrote:
Doom Legions wrote:We use Celsius, instead of Fahrenheit.

We measure heat in "Who cares how hot it is?!"

The concept of aristocracy was abolished for "favor the common good."

by **Gemini II** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:57 am

No one knows what swag is here, and that's a good thing.

by **Novum Alexandria** » Mon May 18, 2015 11:59 am

In tales for children, the protagonist tends to be violently murdered by the antagonist. This introduces children to the idea of behaving realistically. Similarly, villains who monologue often find themselves ran through with a saber before finishing their first sentence.

by **United Timelines Outpost Number 99999999** » Mon May 18, 2015 12:21 pm

All that is sacred is put on hold. The arms have forgotten.

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