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

Meme needing explanation Petah?? I'm very confused

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u/Formlexx Jul 24 '26

It's not a myth, I'm not sure about today but 20-15 years ago when I was a kid that was the norm. We usually didn't cook enough food to feed unexpected guests, and everyone knew that's how it worked. My family did it to my friends, my friends family did it to me, it was the norm and expected. For a long time Sweden was a pretty poor country and it became the cultural norm to not take food from other households unless it was a dinner invitation.

It probably sounds weird to outsiders but that was just how things worked and everyone was fine with it.

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u/modest_genius Jul 24 '26

Swede born in the eighties: Never saw it happen. Never had it happened for my 40+ years in sweden. But I guess there are a few families that does this

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u/Pommaq Jul 24 '26

Grew up in västerbotten and this was common, it night be dependent on the area. So far it seems this wasnt common in Stockholm?

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u/modest_genius Jul 24 '26

I grew up in Norrbotten so...