#karhide

Since they lack gender, and only have specifically gendered pronouns for phases of kemmer, I think they’d differentiate based on personal relation/level of familiarity with an individual. So you’d have your very formal pronouns, and your informal ones used only with extremely close friends or your kemmering. Given how nuanced shifgrethor is, it would make sense for Karhide to have a very... extreme? Politeness pyramid. Idk smart words rn sorry.

But, to clarify, in Karhide where shifgrethor is their code for everything, being blunt and forthright would be extremely rude. So people would use the formal/High Formal pronouns for individuals, maybe even going so far as to have pronouns that specify rank (ie, above, below, and equal) in addition to formal/informal as well as for different phases of kemmer. So you’d really only use informal-equal with someone you were truly equal with, and informal-above would be pretty rude, as opposed to informal-below which is just. Blatantly being a horrible person to someone. It would be interesting seeing how Genly navigated that considering how much he struggled with the notion that “let me give you advice” is probably one of the highest insults a Karhider can give. I love him, but man he needed more intercultural communication training 😂

Orgoreyn seems kind of like. Extreme Communist Metaphor, so maybe their pronouns are largely plural? And again, there would be that heirarchy, but being forthright isnt as big a deal in Orgoreyn, so I think that amongst the like. Lower tiers of society they’d all probably use the informal-equal-plural pronouns. It also wouldnt be as big of a social faux-pas to use the informal-equal amongst higher eschelons, unlike it would be in Karhide.

I also don’t think they’re Notably Different Languages, given the rather small habitable areas on Gethen. Maybe it would be more like Spanish and Portugese, or German-Dutch. Distinct languages but with enough similarities that they’re linguistically related.

Outer/rural regions probably would have their own dialects separate from each other and the Official Languages. I could see Orgoreyn taking an English Approach to this and refusing to allow Unofficial Languages being spoken. Karhide seems more.... its fine just don’t let us see it.

“Winter in every mood. Karhide”

Poster design for my graduation project "Establish a Country Manual" This poster is for Karhide, from Gethen planet. Season is always winter. From Ursula Le Guin’s book Left Hand of Darkness.

Karhide

The country of Karhide, on Ursula Le Guin’s book: The Left Hand of Darkness is located on a planet called Winter. Winter (Gethen), very similar to our planet is a very cold one with a half-polar climate even on its warmest times. The planet consisted of a society with a hermaphrodits – an androgen society. The planet, where gender is not a statue symbol nor a power tool, humans changed their gender as in the menstruation period of women. Such that, a person can become a mother as well as fathers for other children. The space between ‘friendship’ and ‘darling’ is meaningless, the tendency on dualism defining human thought is less, the duality of humans’ powerful / weak, protector / protected, ruler / ruled, owner / owned and similar is much weaker. Ignorance, now and presence is much more significant than progress, on this planet. Karhide, on of the states on the planet is an anarchist kingdom and a conservative one but also having a tolerant society. The climate, cold weather conditions are always more important matters than possible wars and competitions. This struggle have made the Karhide people a very patient group that made the best out of what they have.

Karhide 

Alright dearest Leo, lets get crackin.

I chose the Soul and Shadow spread for you in hopes of putting you back together.1.Shadow card: Represents a facet of yourself that need to be addressed.Show that you care.Do not distance yourself from life and those around you. Reach out. Ask for help or support if you have need. Or, if someone within your circle is in need of care and support then give it without hesitation or question. A trouble shared is a burden halved. Now is not the time to withdraw and be alone, nor is it time to leave another in need. Be aware. Be caring. Be compassionate. Reach out and be a friend and allow others to be a friend to you.2. Soul card: Represents a facet of yourself that is one of your strengths.See the signs.We are often sent small signs in the form of synchronicities and coincidences. Be watchful. Do not overlook them in the everyday rush of life. Words, numbers, and symbols that repeat, animals and birds that appear on your path, people who come in and out of your life at odd or similar moments, and those flashes of knowing when you believe something will happen with every fibre of your being - these are all things you are meant to see and hear; messages from Gaia and Great Spirit sent to aid your journey.3. “Let Two be One” card: Represents the course of action that will allow you to marry soul and shadow.Nurture all you love.Take the time to nurture the things you care about so that they may flourish and grow. Your hopes, your dreams, your body, your mind, your spirit, your creations, and your relationships; all that is you needs to be cherished, loved, honoured and respected. Without care and attention, these aspects of self can fall into a state of neglect that does only harm to both you and the world around you. Nurture them, and they will bring you peace and fulfillment.This reading was pretty straight forward. As if to emphasize their point, the deck presented the first two cards to me inverted, a sign of neglected areas or things that need to be addressed. You need to work on reaching out. Not lashing out! Reaching out. You’re harboring feelings of hopelessness and doubt and you know that these feelings can eat you from the inside out if you don’t them out healthily. Talk to your closest friends and loved ones about these feelings so they can help remind you of your accomplishments and of what makes you happy. These close friends and family members can also help you figure out what to do next. The second card represented your strength. You’ve got intuition. If this is the path you want to be on, then stay on it. The cards are suggesting that maybe you’ve been ignoring some signs or messages in your life spiritually or otherwise. It could be anything from not going out to a party the other day when you felt in your gut that you should have or passing up opportunities when your intuition says to grab them by the horns. Stop doubting yourself.To pull it all together–Nurture all you love. Treat yo’self. There is a such thing as working too hard, karhide. And when you do take a break or take some time for yourself, it doesn’t really count if your spending the whole time stressing and worrying about all the worlds weight. Invest some time in some product things that relieve your stress such as going to the gym or yoga, cooking, art, any outlet really. You need to center yourself and make your mind  a breeding ground for healthy thought processes again. Essentially, focus especially on the details of the last card and you’ll find your solution. If you’re truly doing what you love, then there’s no mistake to be made.

2. Sov from "Coming of Age in Karhide"

3. Athshe from "The Word for World Is Forest"

lol my boyfriend? also feel like this could apply to dudes named mike

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

22. List the top five things you spend the most time doing, in order.

I didn’t count working 8 hours M-F, because I feel like that’s a given. So: