I knew somebody once who absolutely would not eat around other people (if it could be helped) He refused dinner invitations and what not. No restaurant visits, etc. Guess he had a bad childhood incident or something….
My eldest son hates the sound of people chewing. He absolutely has to have the TV on while we’re at the dining table to down out the noise. It drives him mad otherwise.
Whenever I feel curious about the missed experience of child-rearing, I go to a restaurant catering to the very young. A few minutes of watching children eat is better than any other form of birth control for me.
Wilde Bill 5 months ago
For some people, it should be.
pschearer Premium Member 5 months ago
In my early teens I agreed with her. But I grew out of it.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member 5 months ago
She’d be fine with the Venusians of Robert A. Heinlein’s Space Cadet. Eating in front of another was a real social faux pas.
Michael Thorton 5 months ago
I’d make a joke about “Un chien andalou”, but the search engine would take it completely in the wrong direction…
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member 5 months ago
Get them a feed bag!
The Reader Premium Member 5 months ago
Or at least while blindfolded.
markkahler52 5 months ago
I knew somebody once who absolutely would not eat around other people (if it could be helped) He refused dinner invitations and what not. No restaurant visits, etc. Guess he had a bad childhood incident or something….
ChristineMurphy 5 months ago
That’s how it’s done at our house, an activity to be enjoyed alone.
Doug K 5 months ago
The sights and sounds (especially from some people) are not pleasant.
MRC112 5 months ago
My eldest son hates the sound of people chewing. He absolutely has to have the TV on while we’re at the dining table to down out the noise. It drives him mad otherwise.
NELS BALWIT Premium Member 5 months ago
There was this one Star Trek TNG episode where the aliens thought that. Man, I am a nerd, an old one at that!
bobbyferrel 5 months ago
Premise of a sci-fi book I read long ago. Don’t recall which one. Nudity was blase’. But pictures of food and people eating was obscene.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member 5 months ago
Slurp, crunch smack. What did she just say ?
tvstevie 5 months ago
Darn right. I hate family values, too.
Bill The Nuke 5 months ago
Especially people at hotel breakfast bars.
Behuva5 5 months ago
And don’t even think about competitive eaters. I get nausea just thinking about the Nathan’s Hot Dog eating event every July 4th…
mistercatworks 5 months ago
Whenever I feel curious about the missed experience of child-rearing, I go to a restaurant catering to the very young. A few minutes of watching children eat is better than any other form of birth control for me.
locake 5 months ago
Children should eat alone. They are gross to watch.
mbrahms26 5 months ago
Yes, like breast feeding!
charles9156 5 months ago
ha ha some times, some PEOPLE ;+)
Ed The Red Premium Member 5 months ago
Never pay attention to other people chewing. It gets more and more disgusting.
largeungulate 5 months ago
I comes out in private, usually.
sedrelwesley2 Premium Member 5 months ago
There are peoples of S America of whom this is true.
tcviii Premium Member 4 months ago
If others in the family eat fast and you eat slowly, you can be left to finish eating alone (with the radio and reading material).