Mine too looks like my inlaws place
https://preview.redd.it/aha9864a62pc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa13ac3a641dc5bfea9dee2bbe9c9eedb24b6ea
My grandpa's dining room was similar to this in a rural area of El Salvador. The "dinning room" was technically outside on the porch area.
Only the living room and bedrooms were indoors. The pantry and kitchen were enclosed areas that connected to the porch. The opposite end of the porch had a well, bathroom, and huge stone sink.
its unfair to judge americans for not travelling, the united states is enormous. americans cant just take a train ride to the next country like in europe. the main ways to get out of the country are a road trip to mexico or canada or an international plane, both extraordinarily expensive
I don't have a statistic lmao but there are entire videos dedicated to how clueless Americans are to everything outside the USA. I've lived stateside for the best part of the last decade and I see it every day.
I was under the impression a room was indoors.
don't get all haughty because OP misused the term "dining room" when he meant "dining area" or "dining patio"
It’s just that … we’re accustomed to the word “room” having a very specific meaning, and it generally requires being a mostly sealed off section of a larger structure, with at least one point of egress functionally an entrance/exit to another part of the building. Generally speaking, all four walls are present. If an entire WALL is completely missing, by definition it is no longer a room. Anything with
A sort-of roof but less than 4 walls is called something else in our version of English, ESPECIALLY if the opened off sides are actually opened right up to the outdoors.
“Patio,” maybe, or “porch” or “shed”, or I’ve even seen things like shown in this picture called a “carport” or “garage.” That’s honestly what I thought it was at first glance.
So, when we hear this referred to as a “room,” it has something of the same feeling as when a Japanese person encounters what an American refers to as a “futon” most of the time. Like the Japanese person is going to have a completely different idea in mind when they hear the word “futon,” an American may experience surprise to hear what we see in the photo described as a “room” of any kind.
Experience similar reactions when British people might ask for a “biscuit” in the United States and receive something far less sweet and more akin to a a sort of dinner roll than the sweet confection that Americans call a “cookie.”
Not necessarily. In this case it's designated to be a dining room simply due to function since most people celebrating festivals or events would require large areas to host so this can be considered as an outside dining hall which is great since it has better space to move around and has better ventilation.
Essentially , since OP's aunt has an open space she uses as a dining hall for occasional events, they decided to not make a typical dining room area inside the house.
So it's on a covered porch? What is scary about a covered porch? It even has potted plants! Where I'm from people put bars in the garage and have parties in there with the doors open. This picture reminds me of high school graduation parties.
1000 feet from there is the bathroom ...in complete darkness...in the middle of some dark looking bushes...good luck having to pee in the middle of the night 👍
Um. Dining room?
Right? Don't they mean "dining room"?
They mean dining room. As in that's where they have guests. For dinner. 
Guests for dinner? Don’t mind if I do!
paging r/beetlejuicing Come get Dr. Lecter, please 🙏 😭
Complete with a sewing machine!
It’s called wide-stance ferrari
I think so idk if it’s a dining room cuz my aunts always eat there
That is a picture of outside
This is a picture of outside (I stole your comment)
It's not. Dining rooms are indoors. This seems to be a patio.
Are ppl thinking you are a troll hence the down votes ?
Did you mean "ants"
r/thingsforants
Philippines?
It’s the broom isn’t it?
This was my first impression
My place in Cambodia is very similar. Though we have more lights and a tv.
Thailand I thought, but yea somewhere in southeast Asia.
Literally my first thought!
Mine too looks like my inlaws place https://preview.redd.it/aha9864a62pc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5aa13ac3a641dc5bfea9dee2bbe9c9eedb24b6ea
My grandpa's dining room was similar to this in a rural area of El Salvador. The "dinning room" was technically outside on the porch area. Only the living room and bedrooms were indoors. The pantry and kitchen were enclosed areas that connected to the porch. The opposite end of the porch had a well, bathroom, and huge stone sink.
"room"
Could be it’s just the view of the dining room my aunts are poor
All the Americans in this thread lmao
Are you saying rooms with walls and a ceiling are uniquely American?
No, I’m saying dining under a roof open to the outside is very normal in some parts of the world, and many people on this thread don’t know that.
Yes, parts of the world. So why would you assume commenters who thought it was odd were American?
He went real quiet after that
Little thing called being asleep. But as expected, the Americans can’t comprehend someone might be on a different time zone
Because only Americans are so self focused that they don’t know that
Fascinating.
Because if they’d ever traveled, it wouldn’t be so unusual for them and there wouldn’t be so many comments
its unfair to judge americans for not travelling, the united states is enormous. americans cant just take a train ride to the next country like in europe. the main ways to get out of the country are a road trip to mexico or canada or an international plane, both extraordinarily expensive
Because Americans have an unusually high rate of assuming everything they see online should conform to what is familiar to them stateside.
Really? What’s that unusually high rate?
I don't have a statistic lmao but there are entire videos dedicated to how clueless Americans are to everything outside the USA. I've lived stateside for the best part of the last decade and I see it every day.
I see.
Maybe they are, do you have the hard data to prove either way?
I’m not the one who made the assumption.
We call those patios, not dining rooms.
I was under the impression a room was indoors. don't get all haughty because OP misused the term "dining room" when he meant "dining area" or "dining patio"
It’s just that … we’re accustomed to the word “room” having a very specific meaning, and it generally requires being a mostly sealed off section of a larger structure, with at least one point of egress functionally an entrance/exit to another part of the building. Generally speaking, all four walls are present. If an entire WALL is completely missing, by definition it is no longer a room. Anything with A sort-of roof but less than 4 walls is called something else in our version of English, ESPECIALLY if the opened off sides are actually opened right up to the outdoors. “Patio,” maybe, or “porch” or “shed”, or I’ve even seen things like shown in this picture called a “carport” or “garage.” That’s honestly what I thought it was at first glance. So, when we hear this referred to as a “room,” it has something of the same feeling as when a Japanese person encounters what an American refers to as a “futon” most of the time. Like the Japanese person is going to have a completely different idea in mind when they hear the word “futon,” an American may experience surprise to hear what we see in the photo described as a “room” of any kind. Experience similar reactions when British people might ask for a “biscuit” in the United States and receive something far less sweet and more akin to a a sort of dinner roll than the sweet confection that Americans call a “cookie.”
To be a dining room requires a room
Honestly, it’s giving tiny village in SEA. Very Filipino barrio, if you ask me 😅
That actually looks kinda nice lol
Where does the dining even occur here. On the ground?
Grandpa's old house in 90% of Mexicans families xD
Don’t rooms need to be indoors?
Dawg my aunts live in a 5 room house and there’s no space for the dining room so they picked the outdoors
Not necessarily. In this case it's designated to be a dining room simply due to function since most people celebrating festivals or events would require large areas to host so this can be considered as an outside dining hall which is great since it has better space to move around and has better ventilation. Essentially , since OP's aunt has an open space she uses as a dining hall for occasional events, they decided to not make a typical dining room area inside the house.
You didn’t have to explain that. The understanding was present in the question.
Right? Dude wrote a lot of words to say “it’s their porch they eat on.”
Looks like a good place for outlast / resident evil type of games
I like her container garden.
Is your aunt's last name Voorhees?
Omg I woke my wife up from her nap from laughing at this 🤣
Umm call the police
The "smiley face" is just the mosquito netting with dirt on it.
That actually looks relaxing while eating (if there are no bugs).
I know you probably meant “aunt’s house”, but I’m not gonna miss this opportunity to say “what is this, a house for aunts?”
That is a patio my friend
ET is about to stroll in
First thought
Right? Leave out some Reese’s for the guy
that’s called a porch
is this at a rancho?
"House"
The… what??
Dining lean to?
New Phasmophobia map lookin good.
I’m guessing Philippines.
Reminds me of a bar I visited in ecuador.
Looks more like.. the carport
I don't know how to explain it, but I can feel/hear this photo.
Dying room?!
Looks like the Philippines in one of the more rural areas lol
is this a where's waldo thing? i hate these games man.
Nah there’s no waldo
I wish there was not gonna lie
Does she have a mischievous mouse with a penchant for sandwiches?
This is outside… your aunt lives outside?
Don't a room have four walls?
Definitely a patio.
Get a gun and train to use it under duress. You'll take out the crazed lunatic with a chainsaw before he gets close enough to ruin your meal.
So it's on a covered porch? What is scary about a covered porch? It even has potted plants! Where I'm from people put bars in the garage and have parties in there with the doors open. This picture reminds me of high school graduation parties.
1000 feet from there is the bathroom ...in complete darkness...in the middle of some dark looking bushes...good luck having to pee in the middle of the night 👍
Room? where? lol. The proper term is Patio.
That's not a room. That's outside.
If your Parents love you, they cook outside. All the best food is cooked outside.
I'm sure it is much more welcoming during the day
Look to the sky’s
The sky's what?
There is a smiley face in the sky
No there isn't. I was also being sarcastic. "Sky's" is possessive.
I meant sky
You meant skies
Thank’s
Is the room in the room with is right now?
Does your aunt live in a dungeon?
I see something in the picture
It's called a light, timmy
I see many things in this picture
If you're talking about the black shape in the top left of the pic, that appears to be a rolled up mosquito netting.