I will never get people from cultures who only make enough food for the day. I come from a big family. Sometimes it's hard to guess how much food you need to feed twenty to forty people (average size of a family party, we almost exclusively do potluck) and having too much is better than not having enough. You bring a lot of food to parties so you can send home food with folks who don't have the time/ resources to cook.
As for the gifts/ house clutter, some of us are just maximalists. It's okay for people to live differently than you live, LW. (Also hoarding spread out over a family like that is a sign of serious generational trauma that takes time to heal. Or could be a sign of financial insecurity.)
Teel Dear: This LW needs to spend some time doing some serious self reflection on why they're so judgemental of non-minimalists. LW's girlfriend deserves better.
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As for the gifts/ house clutter, some of us are just maximalists. It's okay for people to live differently than you live, LW. (Also hoarding spread out over a family like that is a sign of serious generational trauma that takes time to heal. Or could be a sign of financial insecurity.)
Teel Dear: This LW needs to spend some time doing some serious self reflection on why they're so judgemental of non-minimalists. LW's girlfriend deserves better.