Seeing as you are reading this, it is fairly safe to assume that you are alive. It is then quite reasonable for me to think that unless you've spent your whole life consuming through a tube, that you have already eaten your fair share of meals.
Although it's not likely that all of those meals were absolutely delicious, I'm confident that there were a number of them you enjoyed, because food is good. In many ways eating is an experience, and often times, a nice one at that. And as much as we all like good food, what we don't need is to see someone else enjoying it.
I'm not talking about sharing a meal with friend as seeing them look pleased, I'm talking about literally seeing them physically enjoy it as their jaw moves up and down, making the sound of a horse trudging through gloopy mud. Having to see their molars turn that substance into wads of saliva infused mush.
Nobody needs to see that. If they did, your cheeks would be see-through, and we'd be able to see what's going on inside your big fat trap. But we can't because it's really disgusting, and we wouldn't be able to keep the food down, which would completely defeat the purpose of our eating in the first place.
Let's be honest here, if you chew like that because you sincerely just don't realize what you're doing, then just look around. The dirty looks that you get from anyone within a five days train ride should be enough of a hint. So should you find yourself at the receiving end of those looks, just close your mouth and stop acting like a cow, because you aren't one. You are a human being who is very capable of eating in a fashion that will not drive off any living creature within throwing distance.
Thank you kindly!
Thank you so much for posting this. I feel like most human beings don't realize that eating with their mouths wide open isn't proper etiquette! Have you ever seen an incident that was so bad that you felt sick?
ReplyDeleteI have. I was at a restaurant with family one time, and this girl sat across the room directly in my line of sight, and the way she was eating was so foul that I lost my appetite completely. It was a shame really, seeing as it was a really good meal.
DeleteWhat bothers me the most about that is the sound. The constant smacking and crunching and whatnot drive me crazy to the point where I have trouble enjoying the meal myself, but I would feel rude calling them out on it. Glad I'm not the only one who is bothered by that
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think that as much as it bothers me, I would never be able to say something. And if I did, it would never say it while they were doing it. I would definitely try to mention it in passing at a different time.
ReplyDeleteThat picture made me cringe. Have you even been accused of being a loud eater? I find it tough to tell someone they are, it's embarrassing to say the least.
ReplyDeleteOh god, this drives me crazy so much. Especially the sound. Whenever someone's chewing loudly with their mouth open, I'm sure that it triples my blood pressure. Are you really so lazy that you can't even keep your mouth closed while eating?
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should create an etiquette course in school. I feel like that would be helpful, because I'm sure there's a few things that we don't know about etiquette either.