One of the reasons, I believe, for the Shire being such an intimate community is because of the food. Well, food itself is one of the central culture of the Shire, but we all know that when we eat, or when we go out for a drink, we all sit together in a fellowship. I marvel at their culture having 9 meals a day, and how hospitable they can be to each other in terms if all the food they serve and have at their homes.
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