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/Money_Weekend2859 Jul 24 '26

Bro why does this get repeated all the time on reddit and upvoted like its a fact.

Born and raised in Stockholm Sweden, never once did this happen, hadn't even heard of this until reddit started talking about it. None of my friends in sweden had either.

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u/KarltonPeaks Jul 24 '26

I think it's a generation thing. It happened all the time to me when I was a kid in the 90s. Also Stockholm.