Viral Tweets About Inhospitable Europeans Inspire Mayhem and Memes

Every culture has it's own "thing" where food is concerned. Just as food varies from region to region, so does the etiquette surrounding both eating grub and serving it to guests. For example, in China it's considered rude to finish all of your food because it implies that the host didn't serve you enough. In Japan, the slurping our elders chided us for is perfectly normal, and even encouraged - the noisy practice actually helps to cool down hot noodle soups. Guest-related etiquette is a little more complicated, and over the long weekend, internet users on Twitter were stunned to find out that in Sweden, hosts rarely share food with their guests.

The news came from a viral tweet sharing a surprising reply to an AskReddit thread about weird cultural customs.

The tweet, from @SamQari, influenced a wave of discussion (and memes) regarding how Swedes treat their visitors.
Some responders shared that Swedes are far from the only Europeans who aren't exactly generous with their food and drink.
Naturally, people from other cultures were eager to differentiate themselves from Scandinavians.
As an underpaid American who still shares an astonishing amount of my food, Swedish hospitality certainly seemed curious before I came across this rather long-winded explanation, which you can click through to read:
The reasoning behind these food-related customs is definitely fascinating, but not more fascinating (to us) than the memes, jokes and hashtag (#Swedengate) that have come out of the information.