[Sca-cooks] Kingdome differences

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 10:25 AM 7/5/2005, you wrote:

> > However, I also think that IKA is one of the really medieval
> >things about the SCA.  Other  kingdoms aren't cookie-cutter
> >copies of this one, only in a different mundane place.  They are
> >Furrin Places, where people are Strange and do things Differently.
> >
> >Brighid ni Chiarain
> >Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
> >
>
>I have to agree that it is quite fun to travel to other kingdoms
>to see what their culture is like. It never occurred to me that
>anyone would say anything other than Vivat! when honoring someone
>in court. I believe it was Drachenwald where they used Hurrah!
>instead. The differences are part of what makes it so much more
>exciting to travel to "Furrin Places" and I'm glad there isn't a
>push to standardize these things in the SCA.
>
>Ysabeau
>Barony of Bryn Gwlad
>Ansteorra

Here in An Tir it can vary from reign to reign- sometimes Hurrah, sometimes 
Hurray, Vivat, Ave, whatever. Sometimes they announce when they step up, 
sometimes I find out later, in court after I have yelled the wrong one, 
natch. ;-)

'Lainie
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