Comment by gopher_space
2 years ago
My grandmother said you’d offer food to guests because you knew they were hungry and they’d refuse because they knew you didn’t have enough for yourself. If you actually had enough food for a meal you needed to convince your houseguest.
That's the reason, I avoid going to relatives home as guests. They would compel and force me to eat something that I don't prefer. I won't be able to politely decline them as I'm from guess culture.
Why wouldn't you be able to decline them? I have relatives like that too whose insistence is seen as politeness but even they will back off after some time, especially if (but it's not needed for you to) explain why you decline.