What are the customs and etiquette surrounding flatulence in your country? Is breaking wind considered rude, or merely a way of breaking the ice between citizens? Is there any cultural significance to the act of flatulence?
The Farting Country treats flatulence exactly how you'd expect. To say flatulence is considered a normal bodily function would not suffice; it is considered something more. It is perhaps the ultimate form of human expression because it transcends multiple senses (smell, sound, and sometimes sight). Fartians (pronounced "farshans", like Martians) pride themselves on their ability to flatulate; it is a major facet of our culture. We even have a great many celebrity flatulists, and numerous celebrities (like actors, comedians, musicians, etc.) are well-versed in the art of flatulism. Flatulating, however, is rarely considered the topic of humor. To do so would demean its value in our culture.
The Farting Country's citizens pride themselves on their ability to pass gas, and indeed the innovative uses they find for it.
Numerous national records on the subject exist (https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1825320). People in the Farting Country have used flatulence for a variety of things, including power, new year's eve celebrations, military purposes, and--most famously--execution. The death penalty is routinely publicly carried out in The Farting Country for a variety of serious crimes. The usual procedure is this. The criminal is bound to a stake. The victims (or their family/friends) consume a mash of bananas, beans, milk, and salsa until they experience severe gas. The criminal is then doused with gasoline. Someone holds a long match for the victims to flatulate on; the victims pass gas until the match flame spreads to the criminal and engulfs him in flames. If the criminal in question has been convicted of a crime against the state (such as espionage), the president himself flatulates on the open flame.
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