If I would push it further to the extreme, "you" are inviting yourself. You're not a guest yet, you're inviting yourself, showing up at a stranger's door asking to be let in.

Though I agree with you that analogies have limits.

I am not even sure of anything at this point, especially after reading the comments around, almost as if it was bigotry.

It could be a cultural / education difference too; I was taught that local cultures are equally legitimate as much as my personal culture.