A fossilized resin with a caramelesque sheen to it. It's been valued as a component in decorations and crafting since ancient times.

Biophilia (βίος, life; φιλία, love). The instinct of self-preservation common to man and the lower animals.

There are many people loitering, eating ice cream, talking, eating brats.

This question of the part played by culture in a civilisation prompts the similar question of the role of snobbism.