YN's Cultural Mealtime Standards

by **Chadtonia** » Wed Jun 15, 2022 7:40 pm

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?

by **Fan T Afghanistan** » Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:22 am

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.

by **Somurias** » Thu Jun 16, 2022 2:54 am

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

by **Shalotte** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:19 am

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?

by **Trad Bosnia** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:31 am

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.

by **Hyidai** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:31 am

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?

by **The North German Confederacy-** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 2:09 am

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

by **United Cacti of Estaban** » Sat Jun 25, 2022 2:32 pm

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

by **Voipel** » Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:07 pm

by **West Qaru** » Wed Nov 15, 2023 6:02 pm

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, lunch, dinner
2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast is in the morning hours (Between 4 am and 10 am), lunch is around noon but could also be late morning/early afternoon (between 11 am and 1 pm), and dinner is typically at 5 pm or later.
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Breakfast typically comprises fruit, bread, and whole-grain. Often served with coffee or hot tea. Lunch is the heaviest meal of the day. Dinner is light.
4. What is done with leftover food? Either stored for another day or, in the case of restaurant foods, it's fed to the homeless.
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? In the country yes, in the city no.
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Can be either or.
7. If they're not offered food, why? People in the city are a bit more cautious and individualistic
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? In rural areas yes
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? full meal
10. If they're not offered food, why?
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? in cities yes
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? no reaction, it's not expected, but food is offered as an act of kind gesture
13. What would it be if they were served 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 offer? quite atypical, only if they're doing business
18. If so, how is this money calculated? --
19. If not, why? Giving food is seen as a kind gesture
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? We don't think about Sweden often

by **Lancov** » Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:35 pm

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast shortly after waking, lunch at noon, dinner as the sun sets.
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Olives are a Lancovian staple and are sometimes offered to guests as a snack.
4. What is done with leftover food? Saved for further meals.
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 if it's mealtime or not.
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? Same as above
10. If they're not offered food, why?
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? Not expected per se, usually the host asks if they'd like to stay.
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? They wouldn't care. Lancov is not a hugely formal culture.
13. What would it be if they were served food? They graciously accept the offer if they want it, and eat it politely.
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? Young people are more likely to offer food.
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? No.
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? Of course not.
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? It is unheard of. The very idea would be insulting.
18. If so, how is this money calculated?
19. If not, why? It is essentially a scam to offer food to somebody and then demand money from them once they've eaten it.
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Their parents didn't raise them right.

by **TURTLESHROOM II** » Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:02 pm

In a nation that bans alcohol and has a very sanitized, G-rated "party" culture, the strict religious norms of TurtleShroom exempt feasting entirely. Food is an integral and exalted part of TurtleShroomian life; dining with a man is considered the greatest way to bond with someone. TurtleShroomers love to eat, and their dawn-to-dusk work ethic and traditional expectation of waking up with the sunrise adds to this. TurtleShrooomian food draws from Dixie and Russian cuisine. Oriental, Sino-Japanese cuisine has also taken TurtleShroom by storm in the past decade, with the large influx of Oriental, human refugees bringing their cuisine with them.

Wheat grows poorly in TurtleShroom but is cheap enough to easily import. Historically, as is today, the domestic staple crops of TurtleShroomian cuisine are rice, oats, and corn. Outside of these, lettuce and cabbage are commonly grown and exported.

1. What meals are included in a typical day?

TurtleShroomers on average eat three meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

2. What time do these meals typically take place? Dawn, high noon, and about 6:00 PM.

3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals?

Meat, especially red meat, and some sort of grain or high-calorie dish to keep one working from five in the morning until lunch time. While not considered a breakfast food in most of the world, TurtleShroomian breakfasts are basically considered defeated without hot borscht (beet soup). Grits (ground cornmeal porridge), sausage, and bacon are timeless staples. For most TurtleShroomers, breakfast is the largest meal in the day, because it is supposed to last all morning.

4. What is done with leftover food?

It is considered immoral to waste food and refusing to eat what's on your plate unless you are actually full is seen as ungrateful. TurtleShroomers tend to freeze or can anything they don't eat and will never throw it away unless it rots or gets significant freezer burns. Your average TurtleShroomer, if they can afford it, has multiple refridgerators for excess food, but those that don't will can whatever they can. For food that cannot be preserved or eaten within a week or two (if refridgerated), TurtleShroomers traditionally give it to the poor.

5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Yes. It is a cultural expectation to make the offer if one can afford to share.

6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Usually a snack or something to drink.

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

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

Yes, pre-planned invites are culturally associated with food, and invited, on-time guests are expected to stay for a meal (usually dinner).

9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? A full meal, and any snacks or drinkes requested by the invited guest is supposed to be satisfied if it is possible.

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

11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes?

No, quite the opposite. An unexpected guest who arrives right as a meal is being served is culturally entitled to at least a snack or drink from the pantry; although he is not expected to receive a plate, offering him a bit of a side dish or getting him some snacks is considered a mandatory action.

12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food?

An uninvited guest who arrives unexpected who is not offered a drink or snack- even something like soda or a bag of chips is acceptable -is considered to have been dishonored and mistreated in a manner exhibiting poor hospitality. This insult is waived only if the host cannot afford to feed the guest and has informed them of such.

An invited guest who is not served food is such a cultural faux pas that TurtleShroomian tourist associations warn long-term visitors of the need to serve food to others.

13. What would it be if they were served food? Gratitude and acceptance.

14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? No, any guest is seen as entitled to food if it is possible, even disliked species like chimeras.

15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? Guests, be they invited or otherwise, are not mandated to accept or reject food, but it is expected of the host to offer it.

16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? Never. See below.

17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered?

If the host has brought a guest into their house and has offered them drinks, snacks, or a full meal (etc.), it is considered mandatory to offer it freely and willingly. God loves a cheerful giver and He hates sin, and to charge a guest for food is a shocking sin. (See below for more information.)

However, if one has invited a guest to a restaurant, it is completely normal to "Go Darussalemite" if both parties are the same sex, dividing the check evenly. The host pays the tip.

If one party is male and the other female, a female turtle is expected to always offer to pay for the male's meal, and for humans, the male is always expected to offer to pay for the female. One is expected to offer this, but the opposite-sex guest is not required to accept, and it is seen as an act of respect to "Go Darussalemite" after the offer is made, although it is also considered honorable to accept the host's offer.

If multiple guests are present and of different sexes, dividing up the check is far more common, but the host pays the tip.

If one invites their familty out to dinner, the eldest ancestor (male if human, female if turtle) present traditionally offers to pay for the rest of the family, although he is not required to do so. So, for example, if three generations dine together, the eldest grandfather (if human) or eldest grandmother (if turtle) traditionally offers to pay. If no elderly

Mushrooms, being asexual and having no concept of gender, traditionally default to the host always offering to pay the tip and then split the bill.

18. If so, how is this money calculated?

Tips are considered obligatory for service rendered: ten percent is poor, fifteen is normal, and twenty or higher is exceptional. Not tipping at all requires a valid reason, such as the waiter not showing up or forgetting the customers, or an action that dishonors a customer at the table. A TurtleShroomer that does not tip a waiter who has not actually dishonored him is seen as having committed the sin of greed.

19. If not, why?

No guest is obliged to eat anything offered, and there is no social taboo or penalty for refusing.

However, if a guest accepts, the snack, drink, or meal must, MUST be free. A host who has served a meal, snack, or drink in their home, and then charges the guest afterwards, has committed the worst possible, non-criminal offense that a host can do to any guest. This is the ultimate culture shock in TurtleShroomian hospitality, and there is no action short of poisoning, killing, physically attacking, or committing a crime against the guest that can cause such anger.

It will not only be seen as dishonorable, it will likely ruin your reputation or even get you excommunicated from your church (if you are Christrian) or ostracized from your faith (if you are pagan), because you have demonstrated greed in the most heartless manner. Refusing to give to charity, not feeding the poor, and withholding tithes are looked down on less than charging a guest who has eaten in your house.

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Huh? Uhh, historical scarcity that bled over once food became easy to get? A rejection of the idea that guests should be treated like family? Is your nation Swedish-cultured?

by **Third Zandia** » Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:18 pm

1. What meals are included in a typical day? 5 (6?)

2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast/Colazione (7-9AM), Lunch/Pranzu (11:30-1PM), Mid-Afternoon-Snack/Merenda (4-6PM), Supper/Cena (8-10PM), Midnight Snack/Spustreghu (Mignight-3AM), and General Snack/Tapi (Anytime)

3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? An assembly of breads can be found during most meals. "Tapi" are the Zandian answer to Tapas and Antipasti and an amalgamation of both cuisines can be found at any time at most meals.

4. What is done with leftover food? There is a common policy of "Don't put on your plate what you will not eat". Often when someone hosts for a meal, dinner is serve-yourself and not serving yourself is not seen as disrespectful. Despite this, lots of food is often made, And if a guest eats thirds and is still hungry, it is seen as not being a good host by not providing enough food.

5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Absolutely, and enthusiastically.

6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? In most cases, a house will have a cupboard with casavinu ("housewine", a barely alcoholic, pungent "olive"-wine kept at room temperature, often made in bootleg ways) and risopane ("ricebread", a tough, dry, spiced bread that stays fresh and free of pests for an incredibly long period of time, it is often toasted in the morning and served with honey, or served as is any time of day, dipped in the casavinu. In wartime, throughout centuries, it has been used as soldier rations), that they will offer to the guest if they are not eating currently. The the semi-formal greeting is called "succor" (soccorrere), and the cabinet or basket the two are kept in is called a soccu. The etiquette is confusing and often antiquated, and complexities are being dropped, however the tradition continues even amongst the youngest generation. Even as the reasonings die, the traditions stand: if the guest comes asking a favor or for help, they will take succor beforehand; if they come baring bad news, or to help the host, they will refuse succor before speaking their business; If they come just visiting as a friend, they will ask for seconds. If a guest comes during a meal, they are offered to join in, with the expectation they would stay the rest of the meal. If the guest is an enemy or comes with ill intentions, it is common to evict them from the home by offering them a loaf of risopane, which if they are gracious, they will refuse. In a foreign country in the farthest reaches of the world, the item that identifies a household as Zandian is a soccu.

7. If they're not offered food, why? If a house doesn't have a soccu, or if it is a truly hostile environment.

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

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

10. If they're not offered food, why? They come with truly violant or ill intent, see above

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

12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? The past 40 years, it has steadily become more common to be merely a slight jab of disrespect - something that is more passive aggressive or circumstantial than anything else. During most of the 1900s, it would've been considered an insult, but one people could talk their differences out on, and in certain situations one should expect it. Before then, it was considered the gravest indignity, one that friendships ended on. The saying "not even enough for soccorrore" is commonly used to describe being absolutely dirt poor.

13. What would it be if they were served food? Realizing I should've read the whole questionnaire before I answered just one question - see above

14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? Not really, though there is a slight etiquette that switched relatively recently. Until the 1950s, it was seen as especially shameful to be unable to give succor to someone of higher-class/higher-status/greater-age. To do so willfully and with means, could be an executable offence if the person was powerful enough. In the 1950s, the tradition completely flipped. If the person was elderly, of poorer means, in their mid-20s or a young child, or a foreigner, it was sorrow to be unable to provide succor, and hideously shameful to willfully do so.

15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? Not at all, though it is traditional to be audibly thankful regardless

16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? No, though it is common to split bills evenly down the middle (regardless if it's groceries, restaurants, etc). For the past 50 years or so, the tradition has been for women to pay the full bill on the first date. In the past decade, in more leftist circles, often the bill will be split more according to who has the means to pay.

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

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

19. If not, why? There is deep-rooted ideal in Zandian culture that we suffer together, and in times of hardship guests deserve help even if you cannot shower them in luxury. As time has gone on, it has become as such: Not every person who comes to your door is entitled to a bite of your meal, but they are deserving of even the most basic of help.

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Was NOT expecting this. I'd hazard a guest that they are a culture that developed in the stark, cold north, where winters were hard and supplies few. If you come to someone's door in the winter, they might not rationed enough to host a meal: it would be unreasonable to ask food from them.

by **Armillia** » Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:13 am

1. What meals are included in a typical day?
Four: breakfast, a light brunch at the coffee house, lunch, and a late dinner.

2. What time do these meals typically take place?
8.30, 10.30, 13.00, and 19-20.00 respectively.

3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals?
Breakfast: Goat cheese omelette, a croissant, and/or some ham. Typically a glass of milk.
Brunch: Fried tomato or egg on toast; coffee.
Lunch: Foods mainly consisting of leftovers. Salat Arma - A salad on finely shredded lettuce, consisting of olives, tomato slices, salmon, lime, and topped with spring onion. Green tea.
Dinner: In regions of the island closer to the sea, fish, squid, and shellfish are the main meats of choice. In regions of the highlands, goat, mutton, and pork are the meats of choice.

4. What is done with leftover food?
Saved for tomorrow and put on rice, makes a good lunch.

5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food?
Depends on how close to meal time it is, the closer the more likely.

6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?
A meal if it is time for it.

7. If they're not offered food, why?
The hosts really don't want more of your company.

8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food?
Typically guests coming over is planned around eating over.

9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else?
A full meal, snacks for larger house parties.

10. If they're not offered food, why?
It's 16.00, no one is hungry.

11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes?
The host will ask "would you like to stay for dinner?" and the guest will typically take this as a queue to leave, but it is flattering to say yes.

12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food?
"Ayo bro can I get a bite of that?"

13. What would it be if they were served food?
"Oh no, I really should be going."

14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food?
Nope.

15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food?
It is respectful to the host to eat their cooking, and it is seen as a polite response to the gesture of being offered.

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?
Not at all.

18. If so, how is this money calculated?
Yo mama.

19. If not, why?
It's already a gesture of goodwill. Nothing is more important to Arma than generosity.

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests?
Guests don't want pickled herring.

by **Locuterrica** » Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:49 am

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, Lunch, Mini Bites, and Dinner

2. What time do these meals typically take place? 8:00, 12:00, 14:00-16:00,19:00

3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Breakfast is for pastries, lunchtime is for sourdough bread, and dinner is varied but as with lunch virtually all glutenous foods you would eat after breakfast are baked using sourdough.

4. What is done with leftover food? Depending on the food, either made into a savoury pastry for breakfast or a sandwich/toastie the next day. if part of a stew, soup, or broth, you will find these meals are dipped in said liquid.

5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? You're not "offered" food in Locuterrica as such. It is just given to you. You rarely get a choice. But in the context of the survey, yes they are.

6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? A medium sized snack suffices in this situation and is the expectation, though if a full meal is possible that is always given. Typically the go to is pasta, as that's non perishable and a sauce can be made as the pasta boils. If a full meal is served this is typically different to what everyone else eats, but it is still an expectation.

7. If they're not offered food, why? Because there is no "offer". You're being served food.

8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? You're not "offered" food in Locuterrica as such. It is just given to you. You rarely get a choice. But in the context of the survey, yes they are.
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Always a full meal.

10. If they're not offered food, why? There is no "offer". You're being served food.

11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? No. They are in fact expected to participate in meal times as with any guest.

12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? "Are you struggling financially? No...I would expect better from my friends"

13. What would it be if they were served food? There wouldn't be a reaction. There is an expectation for it.

14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? No. If you care about someone you set aside food in case they need it, regardless of social status. Class may excuse the inability to offer but in any case the guest would then buy food to be prepared by the host.

15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? It's faux pas to decline.

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? This would in fact be grounds to cut ties with someone.
18. If so, how is this money calculated? N/A

19. If not, why? Food is an inherently social activity for Locuterrics and something taken incredibly seriously. It is considered basic manners to have something that lasts a long time when stored that you can serve guests as a snack or a meal, even if it has to be different from what you are having yourself. Guests should expect food to be prepared for them and it's equally considered good manners to stay for a mealtime. The responsibility to ensure this is all followed through is on the host, however impromptu, and to ask a guest for money for giving them food would incite a reaction of pure disgust.

20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? They're probably antisocial.

by **Anollasia** » Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:08 am

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Optional: snacks between meals, afternoon tea (sometimes called 5 o'clock tea), or coffee breaks.
2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast = 6 am to 9 am; lunch = 12 pm to 2 pm; afternoon tea = 4 pm to 5 pm; dinner = 6 pm to 8 pm
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Breakfast usually contains eggs, bread, and cheese and often contains tomatoes, cucumbers, and olives, while pancakes or crepes are once-in-a-while treats; afternoon tea usually contains tea and a pastry such as a biscuit, crumpet, or cookie.
4. What is done with leftover food? Usually packaged in a container and placed in the refrigerator for eating later
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Depends on the person, but usually they would be offered a non-alcoholic drink such as tea or coffee and a snack such as chocolate, cookies, or pie/borek. Since they were unexpected, they might not have much food ready at the time.
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? If it was pre-planned, they are more likely to be offered a full meal.
7. If they're not offered food, why? Depends on the host - the host might be either too poor, not consider offering food to be important, might be rude, or might not be interested in the guest staying
8. If guests come over as previously planned, are they offered food? Usually yes
9. If they are, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Full meal often if it's meal time, but usually at least a snack or drink
10. If they're not offered food, why? Depends on the host
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? No, they are given an option to stay or leave
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? If others are eating, then it's rude. If no one is eating, then it's ok.
13. What would it be if they were served food? Gratefulness
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, that would be weird
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? No, that would be rude
18. If so, how is this money calculated? N/A
19. If not, why? It would be rude
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? No one thinks about this

by **Hispaniola2** » Mon Feb 26, 2024 2:32 am

1. What meals are included in a typical day? Typically 3 meals are taken in a day, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
2. What time do these meals typically take place? Breakfast usually takes place between 6 - 9 am, lunches can be anywhere from 11am - 3pm to account for the customary Siesta, while Dinner tends to be served from 7 - 9pm
3. Are there any specific dishes served at most or all of the meals? Breakfast is usually light with a customary breakfast being some porridge or eggs and tortilla with coffee, lunch tends to be a extended affair as it serves as the main meal of the day, with foods such as stews, roasts, and other such items, followed afterwards by a short half hour to hour long nap, while dinner tends to be a light snack
4. What is done with leftover food? If there is no convenient refrigeration options, then leftover food is either given to the local homeless population or given to the dogs.
5. If guests come over unexpectedly, are they offered food? Yes, customs of hospitality gives the expectation that if a traveller showed up at your door you are expected to provide comfort and aid to them, with no exceptions.
6. If guests are usually offered food, is it a full meal, a snack, or something else? Depending on the particulars of the meal and the economic conditions of the family, they will try and give the guest a full meal, but if that isn't practical then a snack is offered in lieu
7. If they're not offered food, why? Usually this occurs if the guest has violated some aspect of guest rights, whether by insulting the head of the house, or by being especially onerous or obnoxious to the family.
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, always
10. If they're not offered food, why? Same reasons as above
11. Are unplanned guests expected to leave during mealtimes? No, they are allowed at the dinner table
12. What would a typical guest's reaction be to not being served food? Depending on the situation, it might be considered a sign of shame as they had done something to anger their host.
13. What would it be if they were served food? This is to be expected
14. Do socioeconomic barriers (such as gender, caste, class, age, etc.) determine whether or not they are offered food? Yes, for example in recent years if someone was Maujii coming to a Delno-Hispaniolan household or vice versa, it isn't uncommon for families to look for any insult perceived or otherwise to deny food.
15. Is it a faux pas to accept offered food? No
16. Is it expected to give money to anyone whose food you eat? Depending on circumstances, it might be expected that the guest do a light easy chore around the home to make it up, but the customs of hospitality are built around the expectation of reciprocity whereby if the host today is in need and needs shelter or food, the guest can then return the favor.
17. How typical is it for your people to charge guests for food that they offered? It is usually dependent on local factors such as availability of food
18. If so, how is this money calculated?
19. If not, why?
20. What reason do your people suspect that Sweden doesn't feed their guests? Because Swedes are inherently rude and don't understand the concept of hospitality.

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