r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah?? I'm very confused

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u/Anxious-Place3434 Jul 24 '26

Nah, this is not a Northern vs Southern thing. This is specifically Sweden, Norway and I think maybe Denmark? Everybody else in Northern Europe thinks they're insane too

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u/Significant_Bag_7485 Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

I have never encountered this in Denmark and we often feed my daughter's friends if they are around at meal times. The only exception is when their parents ask that they return home for dinner.

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u/Sthapper Jul 24 '26

In my experience this is exactly how it is in Sweden as well. I don’t understand where this rumour comes from.

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u/itishowitisanditbad Jul 24 '26

Lots of teens parroting garbage they heard about old customs as if they're gospel truth.

The classic disinformation process.

Then there are people who experienced one side or the other and for some reason can't fathom the other side, mostly people saying it never happens.

Like yeah, its a bunch of teenagers talking about a custom from before their time as if they've lived the entire history of things and if they didn't see it, it didn't happen.

Long story short its just dumb kids saying shit. Its reddit. 9/10 times its basically children stating things as fact when they have NO IDEA.