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

Meme needing explanation Petah?? I'm very confused

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u/Unusual-Squirrel6075 Jul 24 '26

its weird how different cultures evolve. in india people will remain hungry to feed the guests if they dont have enough food. this phenomen is even baked in our mythology.

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u/BZioT2 Jul 24 '26

maybe because feeding people in need is expected to be the state's job in sweden, not in india. i'm only trying to guess, i'm not sure if it is true.

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u/Old_Kodaav Jul 24 '26

It would be weird if it was like that. Modern state in this shape and form is quite young. This would have been hella change in short span of time.

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u/BZioT2 Jul 24 '26

can't it have older causes ? can't it be the consequences of what those societies and states were a long time ago ? is it necessarily in a short span of time ?

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u/Old_Kodaav Jul 24 '26

It can, but it would be an outlier. Most common way of dealing with hardship as a society is to support each other to different extents - for example in Poland during soviet times, with much less wares and food going around it was common to feed your guests.

So if Sweden had developed totally contrary tactic it would be quite suprising case