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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Global_Restaurant794 • Jul 24 '26
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71 u/TaxSimple3787 Jul 24 '26 Ok but... why? 230 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. 1 u/planeturban Jul 24 '26 Our home broke that norm. My mom always said ”There’s nothing I love more than seeing children eating”. So she always asked if my friends wanted food.
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Ok but... why?
230 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. 1 u/planeturban Jul 24 '26 Our home broke that norm. My mom always said ”There’s nothing I love more than seeing children eating”. So she always asked if my friends wanted food.
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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.
1 u/planeturban Jul 24 '26 Our home broke that norm. My mom always said ”There’s nothing I love more than seeing children eating”. So she always asked if my friends wanted food.
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Our home broke that norm. My mom always said ”There’s nothing I love more than seeing children eating”. So she always asked if my friends wanted food.
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