a banquet hall filled with people eating a meal together
how many people are there
38 that i can count, but there are more out of shot
what makes it seem like they are pretending
it is large dinner, i'm not sure that original caption for photo is accurate
is this family
it could be looks to be reception or party of some kind
are they dressed up or casual
most of men are in suits and ties harder to determine how women are dressed by how they are sitting
is food fancy
it looks like it appears to be bread or dessert being eaten for photo, but there's expensive looking table dressings
is there alcohol
i can't be certain mainly appears to be water being served
are there any kids
no, everyone appears to be middle aged or senior citizens
are they at restaurant
it's either restaurant or banquet hall
is dinner beginning or almost over
if it's bread on their plates, probably beginning if it's dessert it's end i can't tell from photo as food is too far away
are people rich
hard to say they have some dress clothes on, but not sure of their actual financial status