i dont know if this is anywhere yet, but i live on a very small and leaky boat, which means sometimes i have no electricity, have to compost my toilet, no running water, etc. every time the modern -in-thedas stories go on about the culture shock of none of those things i'm just like >:3c because thats what life is like sometimes when i cant hook up to shore power/water. ADVANTAGES. i would tell them im a pirate.
I think the frustration youâre feeling is common for a variety of circumstances, not just culture shock. I canât tell you how annoyed I always got in college with the stereotype of, âWeâre here in the English program because we canât do math! Lol,â when Iâve always enjoyed both...
It all comes down to perspective and familiarity. A lot of people have never experienced life without the amenities you listed above and would find it jarring to be without them, just as a lot of literature-focused people do struggle with math and would feel ill-equipped if faced with basic arithmetic.
The best way to broaden these so called âcommonâ perspectives is to share your own! Show that these arenât universal experiences and that there are contradictory perspectives out there.Â
I, for one, am always seeking resourceful characters who have skills they earned prior to entering Thedas and find ways to use them to overcome situations they might be less familiar with (while sometimes struggling with situations that other people would find easier to deal with!).
It would be cool to see a character with experiences like yours. Someone experienced in nautical living and all of the limitations and advantages therein!
(Itâs also pretty hilarious to imagine a MCIT who just kind of fucks off into the ocean, rather than deal with any plot-based nonsense)