Since there is no wood in Mongolia (try growing a tree in such wind), yurts
have very little wood in them. In pre-historic times, I think mammoth bones
were used. I think bones are still in use today.
It's warm inside if you're a mongol, born and bred into one. For a 20th
century brit or frenchman, 8 to 10°C is still quite cold.
The furniture is "lavish" again for mongolian standards. Also remember : no
electricity and no running water (use melted snow).
Last but not least, yurt is the russian word, out of fashion now. I think the
mongolian word is "ger", which seems to be the origin of the french word
"guerre" (war).
Mongolians should live a lot like pentian/char-un barbarians, less the magic.
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