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Despite centuries of being organized under different polities, necessary trade and proximity interactions have made Copake's regional cultural groups relatively closely aligned. | Despite centuries of being organized under different polities, necessary trade and proximity interactions have made Copake's regional cultural groups relatively closely aligned. | ||
Copake culture is noted as being extremely oriented towards a sense of geography and place, especially with respect to the [[Nysdra Sea]]. With the introduction of [[Occidental]] style maps into the country, the term "Northeastern" (its position in the Nysdra Sea) has become a common adjective used to describe things related to Copake. Although the preferred adjective for cultural, national, and individual purposes remains "''Copaish''", "Northeastern" is used to describe some government and public institutions, such as the military. In this context, "Northeastern" is often used in the same sense that other countries might use "National" as an adjective for their institutions, such as "national army" or "national government". | Copake culture is noted as being extremely oriented towards a sense of geography and place, especially with respect to the [[Nysdra Sea]]. With the introduction of [[Occidental]] style maps into the country, the term "Northeastern" (its position in the Nysdra Sea) has become a common adjective used to describe things related to Copake. Although the preferred adjective for cultural, national, and individual purposes remains "''Copaish''", "Northeastern" is used to describe some government and public institutions, such as the military. In this context, "Northeastern" is often used in the same sense that other countries might use "National" as an adjective for their institutions, such as "national army" or "national government". In the same context, many cultural phrases or references are place based, including common (translated) sayings such as "south of Tekuma" (sailing/desirous of sailing), "forty leagues east of Winsand" (depressed or frustrated in one's plans), and | ||
The Copaish peoples are noteworthy among international cultural observers for their unusual eating times. The two largest meals in Copaish life are equivalent to [[Occidental]] breakfast and dinner, with a small snack consumed around mid-day. Given the more limited sunlight in Copake compared to other countries in the winter, the Copaish people generally developed a pattern of eating only during dark hours in the winter. Most scholars believe this was a practical decision, as large communal meals (as is the tradition in Copake) would be impractical and time consuming when the primary food-gathering activities - first through hunting and fishing, then through agriculture - would be the better use of time. In the summer, there is no such prohibition, but generally most Copaish continue to follow the winter schedule. Accordingly, breakfast is usually consumed around 5 AM and dinner is consumed at 8 or 9 PM. There is generally a cultural taboo on eating at other times during the day besides a small half-hour window around noon in which snacks may be consumed; the emphasis on these mid-day meals are portability, and lavish mid-day meals are considered to be rude and ostentatious. Since the growth of Occidental influences in the country, [[NoWaiter]] has become a popular mid-day meal location. Occidental fast food restaurants tend to open and close multiple times throughout the day in observance with Copaish meal time custom. | |||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||