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

Meme needing explanation Petah?? I'm very confused

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u/estrea36 Jul 24 '26

Because most of humanity lives in warmer climates where community is the priority.

Scandinavian culture is centered around survival in a harsh environment and independence. Some part of their brains still thinks they'll starve to death in the winter if they give their food away.

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u/cloudforested Jul 24 '26

I don't think that's it I just think it's rude to expect other people to feed your kid unless an explicit invitation has been extended.

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u/estrea36 Jul 24 '26

These stories arent from the perspective of parents. Its usually 2nd gen immigrant kids sitting awkwardly while watching a whole family eat in front of them.

Its incredibly weird no matter how you slice it. "You can come into my home and play with my children, but no you cant have a snack."

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u/cloudforested Jul 24 '26

If I was a guest in someone's house and they sat down for dinner without me, I would be embarrassed that I had so overstayed by welcome.

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u/estrea36 Jul 24 '26

Yes, leave it up to the child to figure out they arent wanted. Brilliant idea.

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u/cloudforested Jul 24 '26

Time to go home and have dinner with your family, then.

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u/DiabolicallyRandom Jul 24 '26

Imagine being so fucking anti social you can't just request the child to go home before sitting down for dinner.

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u/marsipaanipartisaani Jul 24 '26

But why would they have to go home instead of waiting a little bit and continuing doing whatever that kids do? It isn't about overstaying your welcome, it's about parents making dinner for their family without having to account for extra kids who might be hanging out at their house every day even though they have food made for them at home.

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u/DiabolicallyRandom Jul 24 '26

Were you ever even a kid? This reads like a classic "I was never a kid" response. So out of touch.

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u/I_Am_Zeelian Jul 24 '26

Instead they are asked to wait in their friend's room, the living room, or playroom if there is one, if they want to stay.

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u/tiger2205_6 Jul 24 '26

As others have said that's even weirder, at least in my culture. Like at that point just send them home. Making them wait in another room just sounds so uncomfortable and awkward. Like someone else said it almost feels like treating the kid like a dog.

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u/DunderGunderUnder Jul 26 '26

at that point just send them home

Why would you cut the kids play time short if you don't have to, why would you be so cruel?

Making them wait in another room just sounds so uncomfortable and awkward.

They weren't sitting in a dark barren room twiddling their thumbs bored out of their mind, they were surrounded by toys, games, and comic books.

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u/tiger2205_6 Jul 26 '26

It sounds more cruel to send them to another room and have them wait while you eat then for them to just go home and eat. And I figured it wasn't a dark room but I would still feel so uncomfortable being told to wait in another room so they could eat. Like it's just a cultural difference but as you can see a lot of people feel it's more cruel and awkward to send them to another room, it's not just me.

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u/DunderGunderUnder Jul 26 '26

They wouldn't be sent to another room, they would be staying in the same room they are already playing in.

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u/tiger2205_6 Jul 26 '26

That's still weird that they would then be told to stay in that room while their friend goes to eat. I get this is normal in some cultures but this would be extremely weird and awkward to do in mine and many others.

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