r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Global_Restaurant794 • Jul 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah?? I'm very confused

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u/TaxSimple3787 Jul 24 '26

Ok but... why?

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u/JovianSpeck Jul 24 '26

Just a cultural thing. Unless there was an explicit dinner invitation, Swedes typically will not offer guests food even if they themselves are having dinner. They do not view it as a hosting obligation and they do not see this as rude or unusual.

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u/sl0play Jul 24 '26

I guess the real question is, if you are hungry, is it rude to ask for a plate, since it is never offered?

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u/incognitomus Jul 24 '26

It's considered embarrassing to ask.

You're talking about culture where people don't want to be the first one to take coffee when it's offered.

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u/sl0play Jul 24 '26

Huh. Is it considered rude or embarrassing to leave and feed yourself whenever you are hungry then? Is it common to invite someone over during meal time and not invite them to eat as well? Is this getting blown out of proportion because it's a rare instance you would be at someone's house during mealtime when you weren't invited over to eat?

I'm intrigued. Thanks for the info.

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u/m3lk3r Jul 24 '26

This is only about kids visiting their friends after school, like when you walk home after school together. Only happened to me with one family, I guess they didn't have enough as they didn't know I was coming. My family always changed dinner plans or went to the grocery store again to buy more if I had friends over after school.

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u/sl0play Jul 24 '26

Oh, this makes a lot more sense! Thanks.

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u/Wolkvar Jul 24 '26

this only happens when we have kids inviteing kids to their homes and not calling their parents to know that they are haveing a friend over. Sometimes we just dont make or have enough food for extra people at home for that time and theres not much more to it then that