YN's Cultural Mealtime Standards

[Chadtonia]

1. What meals are included in a typical day?
Chadtonian food tradtions very, but most people eat three or four meals a day and the specific foods served vary a lot.

2. What time do these meals typically take place?

As aforememtioned Chadtonia food traditions vary. This also applies to mealtimes, but the most obvious times are 1. Breakfast in the morning. 2. Brunch around 10. 3. Lunch around midday 3. Dinner in the Evening. Snacks are also allowable with nost tribes, except the Dani tribe. [Note: It is not illegap to eat snacks anywhete in Chadtonia, but doing so in the Dani province might prevent one ftom making friends.]


3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Exceptjng the Dani Probince, a sunny side up egg is custonarily served with thd midday meal, in honor of The The Sun God who made the lland.

4. What is done with leftover food? Leftovers may be stored in a refrigerator or tossed into the garbage. Many Chadtonian houses n9w have garbage disposals.


5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? This will depend on the person, but it is not without custom to ask an uninvited guest to stay until the next meal time.


6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Unless a guest is iimvited for the purpose of sharing a meal, it is not unheard of that they might b3 offered a snack, excepting in the Dani Province.


7. If they're not offered food, why? People may bot offer food for a variety or reasons, there is no specific rule or kaw that a guest must be offered food.


8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? This willl depend on the person and purpose of the visit, but invitjng people over for the purpose of sharing a meal is a fairly common practice.


9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Usually a full meal.


10. If they're not offered food, why? People may not be offered foid for sny number of reasons


11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? Usually no. Usually they will be invited to stay for the next mealtime.


12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? Nothing. Recieving food is not expected, unless specifically invited to a meal.


13. What would it be if they were served food?
This will depend on the person, but don"t be surprised if you are offered baked squirrel on rice, a traditional Tikunuan meal.


14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? Not necessarily. No one expects to recieve a meal, unless imvited to one. These barriers might matter to what type of food is offered.


15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? No. It would be consideted rude to not eat food being offered.


16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? Payment of food is most often done in resteraunts or stores. A host in their private home might take the money if presented it, but that would be out of the ordinary.


17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? Not very typical at all.


18. If so, how is this money calculated?N/A
19. If not, why? It is just not customary.

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Who is Sweeden?

[Fan T Afghanistan]

1. What meals are included in a typical day?:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
2. What time do these meals typically take place?:
Breakfast is in the morning after Fajr prayer, lunch in the afternoon and dinner in the evening.
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals?:
Yes. Shinwari tikka for dinner and breakfast, Seekh kebab and bolani for lunch.
4. What is done with leftover food?:
Given to the poor.
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food?:
Yes.
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?:
A full meal.
7. If they're not offered food, why?
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food?: Yes.
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?: A full meal.
10. If they're not offered food, why?
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes?:
No.
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food?:
Leaving the house, returning with their brothers and vandalising it.
13. What would it be if they were served food?: To honour and defend their host.
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food?:
No.
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food?: No.
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat?: Not at all.
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered?:
It would be seen as almost inhumanly miserly and inhospitable.
Amongst the less educated citizens, anti-Semitic abuse may be hurled.
18. If so, how is this money calculated?: N/A
19. If not, why?: Hospitality is a duty.
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests?:
Their lack of good upbringing.

[Somurias]

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast is usually around 5-6 am, lunch usually at 12-1 pm, and dinner is usually at 6-7pm
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Depends on the owner's appetite
4. What is done with leftover food? Since there's almost no homeless people in Somurias anymore, those leftover (if safe), is given to animals in the street
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Usually, they did
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Full meal and snacks
7. If they're not offered food, why? It might be caused by tasks they have to done that day
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? Yes
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Full meal and snack
10. If they're not offered food, why? It might be caused by tasks they have to done that day
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? If the guests are in hurry, they are but if they're not in hurry, they never leave during mealtimes. However for those who left, the meals usually was given to the guests, for them to eat in other time
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? They usually fine with that, considering that they come not to eat but to have words with the owner of the house
13. What would it be if they were served food? They also fine with that, because they think even though they come not to eat, the owner of the house has spend times for them to make the food
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? No. Everyone in Somurias is equal
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? No
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? Depends on if you want to or not, but the one cooked the food will not accepted the money
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? Every house owner or the one cooked the food never do that. We've send several undercover PSMVD that inspect the people, by becoming an expected or an unexpected guests, and their reports are the same
18. If so, how is this money calculated? N/A
19. If not, why? The people was teached to be kind to guests, and they was teached that guests have moneys for their future, and if they asked for moneys, it means they bought the guests' future. Except for restaurants because people go to restaurants to spend their moneys for nice food
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? They afraid that their foods will not be as good as what the guests have expected, and they afraid that the guests didn't deserve those foods, they deserve something better in restaurants, however they don't have moneys for the guest to be used in restaurants. Also in our timeline, Sweden is united with Finland, as the Republic of United Nordic Socialist Republic, under the Union of Somurias Socialist Republic

[Shalotte]

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Shalottes typically have three meals a day, the words for which translate roughly to 'morning meal', 'midday meal', and 'evening meal'.

2. What time do these meals typically take place? It varies depending on the career. Fowlers and other early-morning workers will typically eat breakfast and their evening meals earlier.

3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Morning meals tend to be simple and easy to make and eat, consisting of flatbreads and cheeses. Midday meals tend to be similar, though may include cereal-based foods. Evening meals tend to be more complicated and protein-rich, consisting of meats, poultry, and fish.

4. What is done with leftover food? Hebrédan has no word for 'leftovers'. Shalottes are frugal and use everything they can. Communities will contribute food they don't eat to serve as animal feed.

5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Shalottes are all about hospitality. The often-inhospitable weather and difficulties in getting around the islands make it essentially mandatory to offer food to anyone who stops by.

6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? It depends what they want, and how far they've come. If they've come from the next house, probably just a snack. If they've come from the next village, probably a meal, if desired.

8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? Same.

9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Same.

11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? No.

12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? Not being offered food would be a social faux pas essentially equivalent to deliberately sneezing in someone's face. It would be unconscionable. Of course, the guest doesn't have to accept the offer, if they don't need food. Taking advantage of hospitality is equally unconscionable.

13. What would it be if they were served food? The offer is expected.

14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? Shalotte hospitality applies to everybody, but were - say - the Domnaeni to visit a poorer household, it would be proper for the homeowner to offer, only for the Domnaeni to bring in her own meals for them.

15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? It's neither a faux pas to accept or decline offered food. Rather, it's a faux pas to accept unnecessary offers. Shalotte communities are close-knit, after all - word would get around if someone were taking advantage and going house-to-house or something.

16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? Shalottes very much have a "we're all in this together" mentality. No payment would be required, but of course they would repay in kind should their situations be reversed in the future.

As mentioned, the exception would be nobles or other wealthy people visiting the home of a much poorer person. While not expected, it is 'proper' for them to bring food as a gift.

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? They aren't Shalottes?

[Trad Bosnia]

1. What meals are included in a typical day?:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals?
4. What is done with leftover food?
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food?:
Yes
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?:
A full meal.
7. If they're not offered food, why?:
N/A
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food?:
Yes
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?:
A full meal
10. If they're not offered food, why?:
N/A
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes?: No
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food?: To leave and publicly rebuke the failure of hospitality.
13. What would it be if they were served food?:
To defend and honour their host.
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food?:
No.
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food?:
No.
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat?: Not at all.
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered?: It would be seen as very odd.
18. If so, how is this money calculated?: N/A
19. If not, why?: Because hospitality to a guest is a moral duty not something that can be bartered away or sold.
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests?:
"Degeneracy, it's a good thing we invaded."- Typical Bosnian soldier.

[Hyidai]

1. What meals are included in a typical day?
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
2. What time do these meals typically take place?
Breakfast when you wake up, lunch around midday, and dinner around 6-7 PM.
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals?
Rice is often served at lunch, and fish is not uncommon.
4. What is done with leftover food?
Leftover food is stored, or given to food collection points.
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food?
If the family is eating, yes.
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?
A snack.
7. If they're not offered food, why?
Because the guest was not expected, and it wasn't time for one of the meals.
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food?
Usually, yeah.
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?
A snack if the family isn't eating.
10. If they're not offered food, why?
Decision of the family.
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes?
No.
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food?
They wouldn't really care, as it is expected that they have eaten.
13. What would it be if they were served food?
Thank the family, and eat the food.
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food?
No, as the income gap is very low in Hyidai.
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food?
No.
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat?
No.
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered?
Very rare.
18. If so, how is this money calculated?
19. If not, why?
Because the food was given. If the family expected money, they would not have given food.
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? ....Huh?

[The North German Confederacy-]

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
2. What time do these meals typically take place? B- 9:00 AM, L- 2:30 PM, Dinner- 9:00 PM
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? All of the meals usually include meat
4. What is done with leftover food? It is thrown away or maybe fed to a pet if they have one
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Yes
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Depends (snack usally, full meal if they come during a meal time)
7. If they're not offered food, why? N/A
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? Yes
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Check No. 6
10. If they're not offered food, why? N/A
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? No
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? Generally no reaction
13. What would it be if they were served food? Generally just thanking the person giving the food
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? No
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? No
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? No
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? Nearly unknown
18. If so, how is this money calculated? N/A
19. If not, why? BASIC. HUMAN. DECENCY.
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Most don’t know that. Those who just don’t care

[United cacti of Estaban]

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Night meal
2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast: Anywhere from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Lunch: Anywhere from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Dinner: Usually around 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM
Night Meal: Anytime past 9:00 PM
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Breakfast is usually some fruit, often accompanied with yogurt, along with some form of grains(Granola, Trail Mix, Cereal). Lunch is pretty broad, but many people eat sandwiches, salads, soups, or some other sort of meal. The main theme of lunch meals is lots of greens with some lean protein. Dinner is also very broad, but ingredients commonly used are rice, bulghur, any sort of vegetable, beef, chicken, and a variety of herbs and spices. Night Meal is usually a little treat like ice cream, Rohe Rosə(A desert indigenous to the UCE), or some sort of biscuit/cookie.
4. What is done with leftover food? Saved, Composted, or used for some other purpose. Estabanians are pretty environmentally conscious, so food is rarely thrown away
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Yes
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Usually a small platter of some sweets, coffee, tea, or some other drink, and maybe some nuts/other dried/salted food item
7. If they're not offered food, why? N/A
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? Yes
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Usually the same snack platter I mentioned above if they just came over to talk/hang out, but if they are there during mealtime or are specifically there to eat a meal, a portion of that meal will be prepared for them.
10. If they're not offered food, why? N/A
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? No
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? Maybe a little thrown off, but not insulted or hurt.
13. What would it be if they were served food? They would think its normal
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? No
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? No
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? No
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? It never happens
18. If so, how is this money calculated? N/A
19. If not, why? It's just seen as common courtesy to feed your guests
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Just different cultural standards

[Voipel]

1. What meals are included in a typical day?
Breakfast, small lunch, teatime, dinner

2. What time do these meals typically take place?
Breakfast in the morning, after getting out of bed, so traditionally at sunrise.
Lunch around noon.
Teatime when the work of the day is done.
Dinner at or after sunset.
(Exceptions for the arctic regions apply)

3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals?
True Voipelian breakfast is a mini multi-course affair: it should start with something hearty, usually some egg dish, followed by a variety of sweet stuff, varying from region to region.
Lunch tends to be small and quick; the most iconic Voipelian lunch snack is special mushroom & vegetable or minced meat dumplings - served hot or cold.
Teatime is purely a sweet occasion and should at least feature something traditional Voipelian akin to scones unless a big cake is available. (Well, and there has to be some form of tea on offer, although coffee has become more popular over the course of the 20th century.)
Dinner dishes vary greatly; Voipelian cuisine has a special thing for mushrooms though.
Until more recent years, it was considered bad housekeeping to not have fresh bread available.

4. What is done with leftover food?
It usually ends up as (part of) the next days' lunch or dinner. 'Not-fresh-enough' bread will often be turned into Voipelian bread pudding, which can be served as dessert for dinner or - in winter - at teatime.

5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food?
Yes.

6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?
If they appear at mealtime they will usually get invited to join; otherwise at least a slice of bread should be offered out of courtesy.

7. If they're not offered food, why?
N/A

8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food?
Yes, definitely.

9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?
See 6, unless something else was arranged beforehand of course.

10. If they're not offered food, why?
N/A

11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes?
No (see 6.).

12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food?
Irritation mostly. It would go against courtesy to outright complain, although a subtle reminder can be expected from more conservative Voipelians. However, it's said to bring bad luck - and to be outright very rude - to not offer food so most hosts will avoid that mistake (if a spirit visited you in disguise and you would not serve him food, it would have fair reason to curse your home - and Voipelians love their spirit stories).

13. What would it be if they were served food?
Thankfulness and at the very least a few kind words and blessings for your home and family; to not thank the host is even worse than not getting offered food. It's also common to receive an invitation to visit your guest the next time around.

14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food?
No

15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food?
No, it would be incredibly rude to outright reject offered food; however it's usually accepted when one explains that he just really doesn't enjoy a specific food item that happens to be offered, especially when the visit is unexpected.

16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat?
No. There's just the assumption that hospitality should go both ways so that it may even out in the end.

17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered?
If one would do that, he'd be known to be one of the worst hosts/friends etc. around so it's very very untypical. Unless at a restaurant of course, although even there it's common practice to get some house-made bread as an appetizer for free.

18. If so, how is this money calculated?
N/A

19. If not, why?
It's considered the duty of the host - and by now just common courtesy - to at the very least offer a little nourishment to his guests (which probably stems from relatively long and exhaustive travels back in the day - in addition to the desire to please the spirits and deities of the land).

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests?
They must feed the ominous looking elk in their backyard, who is always ready to strike, instead.