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===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
''What is your country's education system like? How do the schools work? What do people think about education?'' | ''What is your country's education system like? How do the schools work? What do people think about education?'' | ||
===Attitudes and | ===Attitudes and Worldview=== | ||
' | The people of Asteria are known for what locals call [[Neighborly Love]], a concept that revolves around the idea that nothing matters outside of one's neighborhood, village, or town. Asterians can be passionate about what occurs in their locale, to the point of obsession. Town hall meetings are often crowded, and when neighbors are in trouble, Asterians react quickly to render assistance. Sociologist [[Lallo Maxwell]] studied the Asterian character in a 1999 white paper report to the government. In it he reported that "The Asterians outside of major cities are simple. Although urban professionals would label them as provincial rubes, they do have a deep emotional intelligence. They are often charitable to their own detriment, care for the simple pleasures of life, and will often celebrate as a neighborhood drinking beer and grilling steak or cheesburgers." Mistrust in the central government is high in these regions, and as a result, townwide or countywide social services are strong. During the [[2026 Census]], it reported that localized social services were far more effective than national services. They are more directed at existing problems, rather than blank checks. Maxwell believes that this phenomena is due to the [[Asteria Commune]] phenomena that developed during the Asteria Civil War between 1925 and 1931. During high-periods of conflict, the only government that existed outside of areas run from Concordia were at the town or county level, which have more direct governance from the people. As a result, Asterians generally oppose large government policies at a national level, but would support them at a local level. | ||
===Kinship and | |||
Asterians invented a figuehead of their own to reflect their worldview. [[Hank Hill]] was invented by cartoonist and judge [[Michael Craig]] in 1927 to be a common man who criticizes in a simplistic way the goings-on of Asteria. Hill, according to Craig, lived in a fictional city west of Concordia called [[Arlen]], with a wife and son. In his comics from 1927 to 1940, Hill was known to be tolerant, with simple tastes, suspicious of new ideas but still open-minded. The cartoon resonated with a wartorn and economically depressed nation. [[Jean Windsor]], a historian of modern Asteria, summarized the people of her country as "Yearning for a simpler time, brushing up against new ideas, and while open-minded, need to be dragged into the present." Windsor's own thesis stated in 2017 that "Although Asterians will be on the right side of history in the end, they will exhaust all other options in getting there." | |||
Although inward-looking, Asterians are welcoming of new cultures. Although traditional Asterian society is a mix of Ænglish, Gaelic, and Atemeraw cultures, and primarily Ænglish in faith, when a foreigner is seen on the streets or in a business, most Asterians would greet that person with a firm handshake and an invitation to dinner. | |||
===Kinship and Family=== | |||
''How are families or kinship groups structured in your country?'' | ''How are families or kinship groups structured in your country?'' | ||
===Cuisine=== | ===Cuisine=== | ||