It seems like every culture expects guests to want to eat regardless of their circumstances, and if you refuse, you’re automatically rude and insulting.
If I offer you food and you refuse, I’m going to be quite happy. It means I get to save money and have more food to myself. I ain’t offering a second time if you say no the first time :maduro-coffee:
I've heard some amazing stories about the depths of deception and skullduggery that Iranians will go to to pay the tab for dinner. Truly Machiavellian scheming to ensure that the cost for dinner is run on their card.
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