So here I am , in this foreign country which still has a lot of old school hospitality going on . Every time you go to someone 's house , this traditional sausage ( think tube shaped bologna ) and Hallmark chocolate get pulled out and it 's pretty darn rude to not partake , especially in this traditionally agricultural and poorer land . I ' ve been in several situations where it 's refuse the sausage and hurt great grandma 's feelings or just eat it and deal with feeling like a big pile of doo - dah afterwards . Once or twice , no biggie for me .

Question: Why is the narrator eating against their will ?
Answer: They feel they are being forced .They feel their will be punishment if they do not eat .They feel they have to eat for the nutrients .They feel it 's culturally correct to do so .