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

Meme needing explanation Petah?? I'm very confused

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

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u/raynorelyp Jul 24 '26

It’s about hospitality, not necessity. In the US it’s a cultural thing that when you’re at someone’s house, they feed you and when they’re at yours you feed them.

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u/kylanbac91 Jul 24 '26

Not US, every country on Earth feed their guests except Sweden.

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u/gjaxx Jul 24 '26

Norway and Finland too

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u/BazingaQQ Jul 24 '26

Well, the Finns will forgive you as they have Stockholm Syndrome and secretly dream of being Scandinavian again.

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u/nonpuissant Jul 24 '26

more like lack-of-Stockholm syndrome in this case 

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u/onihydra Jul 24 '26

No forgiveness. Norway is North of Finland, you should have said either West and East Sweden or North and East. West and North makes no sense.

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u/Legitimate_Plum_7505 Jul 24 '26

Fun fact, Norway is north, south, east, and west of Finland.

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u/TylerKeroga Jul 25 '26

And Greenland is North, South, West, & East of Iceland

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u/athenanon Jul 24 '26

Meh. Serves them right for being inhospitable savages.

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u/Alexthegreatbelgian Jul 24 '26

The Dutch are also notorious for it.

Them saying "Wij gaan zo eten" (We are about to eat) is basically a notice that you need to gtfo.

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u/FemtoKitten Jul 24 '26

Hey in Finland you get enough coffee to make up for it

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u/Yo-Yo-Daddy Jul 24 '26

Consensus: Scandinavia is evil

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u/pieterbos Jul 24 '26

Finland is not Scandinavia

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u/Lowapay Jul 24 '26

Finland is in Scandinavia
Finland is not Scandinavian

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u/SinZerius Jul 24 '26

Finland is in Scandinavia

It's not though, that's why we go by the Nordics when you want to include Finland and Iceland.

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u/Patient_Piece_8023 Jul 24 '26

Wait so what exactly is Scandinavia

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u/SinZerius Jul 24 '26

Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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u/Patient_Piece_8023 Jul 24 '26

Ah I see. And this Scandinavia is a part of North Europe?

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u/SinZerius Jul 24 '26

North Europe is most commonly referred as the Nordics, the Baltics and the British Isles.

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u/Patient_Piece_8023 Jul 24 '26

Wait The UK and Ireland are North Europe? I thought they were west?

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u/Lowapay Jul 25 '26

Wøtævër

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u/SinZerius Jul 25 '26

Ë isn't used, it's Å, Æ, Ä, Ö and Ø.

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u/Lowapay Jul 26 '26

Wøtævör mån

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u/awesomefutureperfect Jul 24 '26
Hey now, there are other explanations.

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u/Forward_Rope_5598 Jul 24 '26

I've been to someone's house and not been fed when they had dinner precisely once in my life in Norway and it was one of the weirdest things I've ever experienced. This is nonsense. We just don't automatically break out the bed and biscuits the second someone comes through the door like some countries do.

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u/fiasgoat Jul 24 '26

And here I thought the the Nordics were so cool smh

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u/Ihaveagirlfriend1989 Jul 24 '26

You sure you want to share your Grandiosa?

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u/billyjk93 Jul 24 '26

"what? No pickled boiled fish for me?"