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‘They need to have good food, not what you gave them’: New neighbors shock this woman who nursed her children so she could unload was
It’s quite normal in some parts of the world not to serve food to guests, and the Dutch and Swedes recently went viral, frowning and turning people on after someone discovered that fact online. Amazing. You can read about this in the previous feature here.
Americans, on the other hand, are known for their hospitality. Therefore, the appearance of an ungrateful person can backfire.
Actually this happened 38 year old mom who was babysitting her new neighbor’s children. After all, the turkey sandwich she served for her lunch was going to get her into trouble.
Mother shocked after this new neighbor accused her of not giving her children enough food while she was voluntarily babysitting
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Now the OP thinks she really did it wrong serving the kids turkey sandwiches
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OP said she talked to an ungrateful neighbor
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Providing food to guests, whether expected or not, is a common practice in America.
In America, it is common to serve meals to guests.of 2022 YouGov Poll We conducted a survey and found that 72% of Americans offer to have an unexpected guest join them for a meal.
Invitations are more likely to expand in the Midwest (79%), West (74%), and South (72%) than in the Northeast (63%). On the other hand, people in the Northeast are more likely than people in other parts of the country to not serve food to their guests.
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Additionally, older adults are generally more likely to provide meals than younger adults. About 9 in 10 adults over the age of 65 say she welcomes guests to the dinner table, compared to 56% of adults aged 18 to 29. Women (78%) are also more likely than men (66%) to provide food.
But in other parts of the world, guests shouldn’t expect food to be served if they haven’t made plans.
But food culture and the sharing that goes with it are not the same everywhere in the world. A year ago there was a big stir on social media. Tweet that Swedes don’t share food It went viral with children guests. The hashtag #Swedengate trended for several days as people shared their most negative impressions or experiences with food sharing in Sweden.
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Many Americans would consider it disrespectful not to serve an unexpected guest, but there are explanations why Sweden and other Scandinavian countries do so, researchers say.
According to Hakan Jonsson, a professor of food science at Lund University in Sweden, the days of harvested food having to be stored for months during the long Nordic winters have made it difficult to serve meals to guests. I was told not. Spontaneous dinners have traditionally not been part of the culture.
“There was a very strong urge for independence, not to rely on the goodwill of others to live a good independent life,” said the professor. johnson said New York Times.