Verse:Chlouvānem Inquisition: Difference between revisions

Line 590:

Most homes in the Inquisition have been built in the last 80 years, in order to solve the century-long housing shortage, which due to the better living conditions had become a large problem. This has seen a large growth of cities, mostly with similar developments throughout all of the country: large panel buildings, usually from 3 to 13 stories high (some even reach 20 stories), often more than 100 metres long, placed inside park-like square areas ultimately connected to large, wide roads leading to the city centers. A problem some people have is that flats are easily overcrowded, especially as more often than not Chlouvānem households tend to be of a couple, two to four children, and sometimes the parents of one of the couple members; it is therefore not surprising that bunk beds have become extremely popular, recently overtaking in popularity in many urban areas the traditional hammocks that had been the prototypical Chlouvānem bed for millennia.

====Nightlife====

Nightlife in the major cities of the Inquisition is characterized by a large number of venues but also by all of them being characteristically Chlouvānem, without major influences of external cultures.

Chlouvānem inns (''ladragyalai'') are typically open until 1 and half or 2 at night, and are a typical place to spend evenings at - many inns allow customers to order food many times during the evening; the most traditional ones are typically only focussed at talking, while others have one or two acts of live music performing almost every night.

Other places more focussed on drinking than on eating are ''javihumāyikai'' and ''yaridhaus'' - substantially similar, the former a bit more formal and mainly offering homemade liqueurs, the latter cheaper and mainly offering beer and wines. These "bars" serve mostly beverages that they themselves brew or distill; there is also the option of eating, but choices are usually smaller than in inns. They are often too small to have live music or other kind of entertainment, but they sometimes do.<br/>Some tea houses (''lunaikeikai'') and fruit bars (''hælvekitai'') are also open at night.

Game halls (''fildelkeikai'') are typical Chlouvānem establishments, somewhat reminescent of [[w:Western Saloon|western saloons]], where people can drink - usually abundant quantities of rice wine or ''gilvāh'', a rhum-like spirit - but most importantly they may play some rather informal games of chance, notably card games but also very spartane versions of bowling or knife throwing. In the past, game halls had a reputation of being violent places, but it is today no longer the case in most places.

Dance gardens (''mūmikkeikai'') are the Chlouvānem equivalents of nightclubs, though most usually with Chlouvānem traditional music rather than more modern styles (which, in the Inquisition, still draw heavily from traditional popular music styles such as ''laneika'', a type [[w:Qawwali|qawwali]]-like music that more often than not tops the charts). Chlouvānem dance gardens are not very different from tea houses or similar establishments; they just have large rooms where people can dance.<br/>

Music houses (''nakṣulkitai'') are conceptually the same as dance gardens, but the music played there is of styles that, according to Chlouvānem tradition, have more to be carefully listened rather than danced to. This includes Chlouvānem classical music - which is not as elitary as one might think. Obviously, better known artists typically perform in city squares, concert halls, theaters or even temples rather than in the quite small music houses.

===Television===

@@ Line 590: / Line 590: @@
 Most homes in the Inquisition have been built in the last 80 years, in order to solve the century-long housing shortage, which due to the better living conditions had become a large problem. This has seen a large growth of cities, mostly with similar developments throughout all of the country: large panel buildings, usually from 3 to 13 stories high (some even reach 20 stories), often more than 100 metres long, placed inside park-like square areas ultimately connected to large, wide roads leading to the city centers. A problem some people have is that flats are easily overcrowded, especially as more often than not Chlouvānem households tend to be of a couple, two to four children, and sometimes the parents of one of the couple members; it is therefore not surprising that bunk beds have become extremely popular, recently overtaking in popularity in many urban areas the traditional hammocks that had been the prototypical Chlouvānem bed for millennia.
+====Nightlife====
+Nightlife in the major cities of the Inquisition is characterized by a large number of venues but also by all of them being characteristically Chlouvānem, without major influences of external cultures.
+Chlouvānem inns (''ladragyalai'') are typically open until 1 and half or 2 at night, and are a typical place to spend evenings at - many inns allow customers to order food many times during the evening; the most traditional ones are typically only focussed at talking, while others have one or two acts of live music performing almost every night.
+Other places more focussed on drinking than on eating are ''javihumāyikai'' and ''yaridhaus'' - substantially similar, the former a bit more formal and mainly offering homemade liqueurs, the latter cheaper and mainly offering beer and wines. These "bars" serve mostly beverages that they themselves brew or distill; there is also the option of eating, but choices are usually smaller than in inns. They are often too small to have live music or other kind of entertainment, but they sometimes do.<br/>Some tea houses (''lunaikeikai'') and fruit bars (''hælvekitai'') are also open at night.
+Game halls (''fildelkeikai'') are typical Chlouvānem establishments, somewhat reminescent of [[w:Western Saloon|western saloons]], where people can drink - usually abundant quantities of rice wine or ''gilvāh'', a rhum-like spirit - but most importantly they may play some rather informal games of chance, notably card games but also very spartane versions of bowling or knife throwing. In the past, game halls had a reputation of being violent places, but it is today no longer the case in most places.
+Dance gardens (''mūmikkeikai'') are the Chlouvānem equivalents of nightclubs, though most usually with Chlouvānem traditional music rather than more modern styles (which, in the Inquisition, still draw heavily from traditional popular music styles such as ''laneika'', a type [[w:Qawwali|qawwali]]-like music that more often than not tops the charts). Chlouvānem dance gardens are not very different from tea houses or similar establishments; they just have large rooms where people can dance.<br/>
+Music houses (''nakṣulkitai'') are conceptually the same as dance gardens, but the music played there is of styles that, according to Chlouvānem tradition, have more to be carefully listened rather than danced to. This includes Chlouvānem classical music - which is not as elitary as one might think. Obviously, better known artists typically perform in city squares, concert halls, theaters or even temples rather than in the quite small music houses.
 ===Television===