Intracity Sporting Rivalry in Valēka: Difference between revisions

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In addition to residential segregation, Blues and Greens make use of separate pubs, community centres, and (in many parts of the city) public parks. Restaurants, pubs, and some other businesses in the outer cantons often indicate which faction they cater to by flying their preferred team's flag out front or hanging jerseys in their windows. Blue and Green workers in many sectors - including dockwork, food service, and window-washing - formerly maintained separate Blue and Green labour unions. Most of these have since been integrated in face of employers' attempts to play the unions off one another, but many retain designated Green and Blue chapters, and separate unions remain the norm in a few major industries such as construction and roofing.
In addition to residential segregation, Blues and Greens make use of separate pubs, community centres, and (in many parts of the city) public parks. Restaurants, pubs, and some other businesses in the outer cantons often indicate which faction they cater to by flying their preferred team's flag out front or hanging jerseys in their windows. Blue and Green workers in many sectors - including dockwork, food service, and window-washing - formerly maintained separate Blue and Green labour unions. Most of these have since been integrated in face of employers' attempts to play the unions off one another, but many retain designated Green and Blue chapters, and separate unions remain the norm in a few major industries such as construction and roofing.
    
    
Religion is the only aspect of Valēkan life that is almost completely free of sporting-based segregation. The Roman Catholic, Coscivian Orthodox, and other churches have endeavoured to draw parish boundaries to create reasonably mixed congregations wherever possible, and have long upheld episcopal edicts forbidding parishoners from wearing FFL merchandise to religious services or parish social functions. Catholic clergy are under orders not to disclose their sporting preferences to their flocks.
Religion is the only aspect of Valēkan life that is almost completely free of sporting-based segregation. The Roman Catholic, Coscivian Orthodox, and other churches have endeavoured to draw parish boundaries to create reasonably mixed congregations wherever possible, and have long upheld episcopal edicts forbidding parishoners from wearing FFL merchandise to religious services or parish social functions. Catholic clergy are under orders not to disclose their sporting preferences to their flocks. The Ecumenical Crusade Against Hooliganism is a clergy-led interdenominational civic group that works to divert youth away from fieldball hooliganism and promote dialogue among people from opposing fanbases.
 


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