A Reddit post said Swedes don’t feed their children’s playmates when they visit. But why – and why has it caused an uproar?
also began to make the rounds, illustrating the likelihood of being fed as a guest at someone’s house in different countries. Sweden was coloured red for “very unlikely”.Actually, they mostly offered a robust defence of the practice.First, Swedish families eat together. Second, visiting kids aren’t fed out of respect for the dinner routine of the child’s own family. Finally, nobody minds.
Do you mean: are people on Twitter displaying tolerance and understanding regarding the societal habits of other cultures?For the most part, when people aren’t criticising Swedish mealtime practices, they are extolling the prandial generosity of their own culture.Yes, the meaning of shared meals and, in particular, the cultural mechanism of hospitality is an extremely complex issue.Yes, although things have changed in the last 20 years or so, and visiting children are more likely to be fed.
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