As all these people live in very close community and, for many months, have no chance to leave it, conflicts may occur. On the other hand, they know that they depend on each other. Most of the time, everybody was in a good mood, including me. My apprehension that living in the tundra for such an extended period would certainly involve increased consumption of intoxicating liquids turned out unfounded. Indeed, having left the village, we did not have any booze for many weeks.
Food is an interesting chapter.
Reindeer meat can be grilled, fried, cooked, or simply served raw, either frozen or fresh and still warm after the animal has been slaughtered. In this case, people gather around the carcass and use their knives for cutting out strips of fresh meat. Heart, liver and kindneys are considered to be the most delicious parts. The pieces of meat are dipped into salted fresh blood. One can also drink fresh blood, and I found it quite tasty if it was not too salty.