History PlayingWith / TheDungAges

** HighTechLowLife

* '''Inverted''': YeGoodeOldeDays

* '''Parodied''': Northern Tropenwald is literally made of dried feces of people and animals. Instead of water liquid feces flow in rivers, and you don't want to know what (in)famous [[ForeignQueasine Tropenwald Pie]] [[IAteWhat is made of]]...

** Lack of toilet facilities is especially bad for women, because they're vulnerable to [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes sexual assault and rape]] if they go out to relieve themselves, as their exposed lower half may be seen (in patriarchal societies) as an "[[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny invitation]]," even though it's not. The way that women in these societies get around this is to "hold it" until after dark, when it's easier to go without being seen...which puts them at risk of attack by wild animals, getting lost, and ''still'' doesn't protect them from sexual assault, not to mention increases the risk of bladder infections. Furthermore, women have periods, and lack of toilet facilities means that when girls start menstruating, they miss school or are forced to drop out, hindering their education and keeping them in poverty. Same goes for collecting water from the nearest lake or river, which is usually coded as "women's work," leaving girls to fetch water instead of going to school, or be too tired from fetching water to focus at school.

** Lack of toilet facilities is especially bad for women, because they're vulnerable to [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes sexual assault and rape]] if they go out to relieve themselves, as their exposed lower half may be seen (in patriarchal societies) as an "invitation," even though it's not. The way that women in these societies get around this is to "hold it" until after dark, when it's easier to go without being seen...which puts them at risk of attack by wild animals, getting lost, and ''still'' doesn't protect them from sexual assault, not to mention increases the risk of bladder infections. Furthermore, women have periods, and lack of toilet facilities means that when girls start menstruating, they miss school or are forced to drop out, hindering their education and keeping them in poverty. Same goes for collecting water from the nearest lake or river, which is usually coded as "women's work," leaving girls to fetch water instead of going to school, or be too tired from fetching water to focus at school.

** Norhtern Tropenwald suffers from a dysentery epidemic, and most of the population can't hold their bowels.

* '''Exploited''': When the [[ShiningCity Gleaming Kingdom]] [[CityOfGold of Nontropia]] tries to invade Northern Tropenwald, soldiers are immediately repulsed by stench and filthiness. Not only that, Tropenwaldian guerilla warriors plant a lot of infested traps with spikes covered in their own parasite-filled feces, and some of them hide in pools of filthy water to attack unsuspecting enemies.

** Tired of such a useful authority, citizens of Northern Tropenwald engage into a rebellion against King Bobbard.

** King Bobbard listens to the people's demands, employs street cleaners and establishes hygiene rules. Over time, Northern Tropenwald becomes much cleaner.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Where are the street cleaners, are they drinking or what?"
* '''Invoked''':
** Northern Tropenwald's king have died, and his unexperienced son Bobbard takes the throne. But he prefers having fun to ruling his country. Then the shot of clean Tropenwald is shown, and then flash forward ten years - and it's all filthy.
** "- Bleurgh! Geoffrey, how could she pour this bucket out of the window?! Is she mad at me? - No, sir, it's a local custom."

* '''Implied''': "You don't want to go there, good sir. I've heard those people don't even wash their clothes..."

* '''Exaggerated''': Northern Tropenwald is filled with rotting food leftovers and feces so much that most of the houses is built from all this trash.

'''Basic Trope''': A European country during the Dark Age is very filthy.

* '''Discussed''': "How can they live here?! It stinks so bad my horse will drop real soon! Come on, let's not stay here for too long!"

* '''Invoked''': Northern Tropenwald's king have died, and his unexperienced son Bobbard takes the throne. But he prefers having fun to ruling his country. Then the shot of clean Tropenwald is shown, and then flash forward ten years - and it's all filthy.

* '''Subverted''': Northern Tropenwald is infamous in Southern Tropenwald for being a CrapsackWorld. When the Southern ambassador comes into Northern Tropenwald, he sees perfectly normal and clean enough streets.

* '''Parodied''': Northern Tropenwald is litelally made of dried feces of people and animals. Instead of water liquid feces flow in rivers, and you don't want to know what (in)famous [[ForeignQueasine Tropenwald Pie]] [[IAteWhat is made of]]...

* '''Parodied''': Northern Tropenwald is litelally made of dried feces of people and animals. Instead of water liquid feces flow in rivers, and you don't want to know what (in)famous [[ForeignQueasine Troperwald Pie]] [[IAteWhat is made of]]...
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some of the streets in Northern Troperwald are really dirty, some are clean.
* '''Averted''': Northern Troperwald has ordinary hygiene standards.

* '''Invoked''': Northern Tropenwald's king have died, and his unexperienced son Bobbard takes the throne. But he prefers having fun to ruling his country. Then the shot of clean Troperwald is shown, and then flash forward ten years - and it's all filthy.
* '''Exploited''': When the [[ShiningCity Gleaming Kingdom]] [[CityOfGold of Nontropia]] tries to invade Northern Tropenwald, soldiers are immediately repulsed by stench and filthiness. Not only that, Troperwaldian guerilla warriors plant a lot of infested traps with spikes covered in their own parasite-filled feces, and some of them hide in pools of filthy water to attack unsuspecting enemies.

** No one wants to live in such a place, so citizens of Northern Tropenwald take their belongings and flee to Southern Troperwald.

** Southern Troperwald turns out not to be better at all, on the contrary of what people say about it. Very soon, all of the citizens return back to their country and try to do something with filthy streets.

: Northern Tropenwald has absolutely no sewer system.
: Its inhabitants are not squeamish at all.
: Norhtern Tropenwald suffers from a dysentery epidemic, and most of the population can't hold their bowels.
: [[AdiposeRex King Bobbard of Northern Tropenwald]] prefers not to care about cleaning, but [[IdleRich more about big feasts]].

: No one wants to live in such a place, so citizens of Northern Tropenwald take their belongings and flee to Southern Troperwald.
: Tired of such a useful authority, citizens of Northern Tropenwald engage into a rebellion against King Bobbard.

: Southern Troperwald turns out not to be better at all, on the contrary of what people say about it. Very soon, all of the citizens return back to their country and try to do something with filthy streets.
: King Bobbard listens to the people's demands, employs street cleaners and establishes hygiene rules. Over time, Northern Tropenwald becomes much cleaner.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Some of the streets in NorthernTroperwald are really dirty, some are clean.