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Although traditional approaches to clothing remain prevalent, various modern native designers are challenging customs and norms by integrating international clothing concepts. This can range from the use of modern prints and colors to entirely new structures. Oan clothing tends to be highly adventurous because Oan clothing customs are less restrictive than their foreign counterparts. Clothes that foreigners may consider haute couture or risque or even costume-like are perfectly normal in the Oan Isles. Thus, many foreign designers who want to be adventurous tend to come to the Oan Isles to try out new designs that may otherwise be frowned upon in foreign nations.
==Daily routine==
Every person has a different personal schedule depending on their circumstances and needs. However there are some basic habits that affect most people due to cultural, geographic and economic reasons.
People often start the day very early. Thus, people's schedules usually start at 3 in the morning. This is because the country is often hot and humid during the day. So people often wake up early to get the day started. Thus, many business that are not 24 hours will often open very early in the morning, around 5 am. Many foreigners are alarmed by these strange times. The benefit comes in the fact that in the afternoon when the sun is too hot and weather is too humid, most work places allow people to sleep or go home. Thus, the work day tends to end around 3pm and usually there is a generous sometime break time between 9am and 12pm.
They day often resumes around 6pm to 7pm. Thus, some people especially those who work in corporate will continue working. Students will continue studying and businesses will reopen, closing very late usually well after midnight. Because there is virtually no crime in the Oan Isles people often feel very safe and comfortable being out and about shopping, exercising etc., late at night. Some government services are even open until 10pm. Oan people do not usually sleep in a solid 6 to 8 hour block as most other countries recommend. The day is structured in sections with sleep, work and recreation facilitated in both. People usually sleep twice, at night and in the afternoon when the sun is hottest.
People in the Oan Isles usually live in a small to medium sized apartment because housing is expensive and amenities are more readily available in densely packed cities. There are many services such as cleaning and laundry that alleviate many of the domestic duties that people in other countries do for themselves. Furthermore because shops are close-by, vending machines are abundant and delivery services are widespread, people tend do shopping for groceries fairly frequently especially when it comes to fresh meat, fruits, vegetables and dairy because these spoil quickly and people want to avoid using large refrigerators and freezes because they use up valuable living space.
There are no gender norms surrounding domestic duties such as chores and child rearing. Males and females are equally responsible for these tasks. They may vary their distribution depending of their living circumstances rather than arbitrary factors like gender roles or age etc. Because children or often encouraged to be independent at early age, they tend to take on domestic duties fairly early and/or be responsible for themselves early on. This is made especially easy because the Oan Isles is perfectly safe, everything is conveniently located and technology is widely distributed and readily available to make life easier. This is especially relevant because in most households both parents have to work and thus child rearing is difficult.
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