User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V5E11 - Being Weiss Is Suffering - Impressions/Recap/@comment-24994749-20180104003235/@comment-24994749-20180105213103

"It has no CCT meaning it's cut-off from the world."

Given only the Kingdoms get CCTs... and then surrounding villages might get secondary tower to piggyback their telecommunications on, Menagerie isn't doing worst than many other non-Kingdom settlements.

They might even be doing slightly better since their local comms are independent from the CCT network.

"And every building that isn't the BellaHouse goes from shacks to cheap, tiny houses."

Cheap and tiny basically describes the dream home of any young person in my area who is looking to move out to live on their own. If it keeps you warm and fresh as required, dry and can withstand the local weather it's a good house.

The fact that everything seems to be built off wood isn't even a bad thing, wood can be a pretty darn good building material. Otherwise the Spanish wouldn't be using it to make several store height flats: http://www.elperiodico.com/es/barcelona/20170706/edifici-madera-barcelona-la-borda-6118322

And saying that the Chieftain is the only one who doesn't live in a hut is innacurate to what we have seen:



Sure, none seem as big as the BellaHome, but they are far from small. Plenty look fairly bigger than mine.

"Not to mention 2/3 of the island doesn't have practical habitats for living."

There really isn't much Ghira can do about natural geographic conditions. I would say how well the habitable part of Menagerie does, is made even more impressive when you consider it is a relatively young settlement (less than 80 ys old) and the lack of local resources.

"It's not even "safe" since the only people who can actually fight for shit there are the Belladonnas."

The only real danger outside of themselves are Grimm. And even pre-Ozpin merger Oscar could kill small Grimm.

They don't seem to have huntsmen per se, yet none bats an eye at non-police/guards pulling a gun in public. So your average Joe probs is allowed to carry gun.

"The only thing it really is, is peaceful."

Their economy also seems to be self sustainable.

And I would say "peaceful" is quite a big deal, since it probably goes a long way to not attracting Grimm.