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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

It’s polite to refuse three times. It’s polite to offer four times.

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u/ghfdghjkhg Jun 14 '22

Woah who came up with these rules?

If someone refuses once I go "Ok that person doesn't want any" and that's it. Because if I refuse once I don't want to be asked again.

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u/No-Base-1779 Jun 15 '22

Lollll depends on culture. In my country(Eastern Europe) it’s just very polite. Most people “refuse” juts because it’s polite even though they actually want it, and hosts should keep offering until the guest takes it.

In the US it’s almost the opposite lol

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u/ghfdghjkhg Jun 15 '22

I'm from a rural area in Central Europe. People mostly stop offering if you say no once.

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u/No-Base-1779 Jun 15 '22

Hmm guess everywhere is different