User blog comment:Maeiv Azargo/What's up with the lack of social norms?/@comment-25345260-20130426001552/@comment-25345260-20130427001308

Well, I of course refer solely to Al Kharid. But my point was that Jagex has created some aspects of the culture of Gielinor based on the modern views of equality. The Kharidian desert, of course, is directly based off the more Egyptian / Sahara feel, aside from Cacti.

I'd say it all boils down to how the individual family's players interpret the lore.