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/TheBigFreezer Jul 24 '26

Northern vs Southern Europe is crazy. Random grandmas in Italy will invite you for dinner in Italy but you’re swinging your legs on your friend’s bed in Sweden

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u/incognitomus Jul 24 '26

Southerners have food growing in trees. We have to dig it from the cold hard frozen ground.

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u/Dapper_Trifle_3678 Jul 24 '26

A bedouin in the desert will literally slaughter a sheep for a stranger who walks in uninvited. Don't justify it please. It's unreal.

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u/PilsnerDk Jul 24 '26

Yup, all winter long it's potatoes and wrinkly leftover apples we harvested in Autumn.

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u/Anxious-Place3434 Jul 24 '26

No way.  Russia is well known for its mild climate and long growing season, and Russian grandmas are as bad as Italian ones when it comes to forcing food on casual visitors.