And people tend to keep a lot of the old superstitions around. Like old gods, they tend to linger as an undercurrent of modern culture.
Strange? In regards to what? I mean, this place is strange. Is it based on magic, or technology? I used to travel a lot as part of... my job, I guess you could say. I've seen a lot of things that were strange because they were different, but they became familiar soon enough.