Is it normal to be disgusted by the sound of other people chewing?

[Connonym]

or is this just part of my whole history of eating disorder? I'm noticing this a lot now that I have roommates that the sound of them eating crunch foods is revolting and I almost have to leave the room because I can't stand it.

[VenusRising]

1. You're not alone.

The sound of people smacking their food, especially with their mouth open, makes my gag reflex start to react.

I usually end up asking them if it tastes good because it sounds disgusting. :evilgrin:

:hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. it is revolting/

[redqueen]

3. It does draw my attention,and not in the best way...

but I actively fight being put off by it. I don't know why it seems so irksome. That only goes for polite chewing (with your lips closed).

If someone's chewing with their mouth open, that's just rude and unquestionably gross.

[Parche]

33. Irksome?

What the hell is an irksome? :rofl: :rofl: :hi:


I just tell people.........."Chew on this".........just kidding.....:rofl: :rofl: :hi:

[Ellen Forradalom]

4. YES

My husband will be an ex in admittedly small part because of that. Jeez, buddy, it's called table manners--look into it.

[stuntcat]

5. thank you

I'm glad to know I'm not so strange.
My husband does this sometimes, a little for drama I think. He gets it from his family though, they're very Big On Food, like food is the center and the reason for every get together, and when we sit down to eat everyone starts making yummy chewing noises, "mm mmm mm smack smack mmmm"
Thanksgiving is what they live for, the Great Consuming, I can't wait :eyes:

Reasonable chewing doesn't gross me out though.. people keeping their mouths closed, not trying to share their fabulous eating experience with everyone nearby.

[stuntcat]

6. *gulp, *urp, *dramatic stomach patting

etc :puke:

[crim son]

7. I HATE that sound!

Crunching is bad, but that lip-smacking, saliva-ish sound is worse. :puke: I'm with you, Connonym.

[sakabatou]

8. Especially if they have their mouths open

For the FSM's, you're not three anymore!

[Redstone]

9. If they make a smacking sound while chewing, YES!

Redstone

[Connonym]

10. I think this is a big reason why I don't like Rachel Ray

I love food, don't get me wrong but her eye rolling orgasmic mmmmmmm makes me sick

[Pierre.Suave]

11. Yes

It is normal, and those people are disgusting.

[otohara]

12. People Who Go MMMMMM... After Each Bite

drive me crazy.

[Sugar Smack]

15. I know. Me too. If the food's REALLY good, I start to laugh.

A sort of greedy laugh.

[stuntcat]

26. OMG it makes me wanna hit them

x(

[Sugar Smack]

13. My best friend does that with me on the phone. I think she's doing it on purpose.

:grr: :nuke:

[Sugar Smack]

16. With Doritos.

[Connonym]

27. that would make me unwilling to talk on the phone with her

my older sister and my boss are both habitual phone eaters. Yuck

[Sugar Smack]

28. AAAAAAck. I have to ask her in a totally incredulous voice

if she's REALLY eating while talking on the phone with me. GODZZZ!

[Starbucks Anarchist]

54. It would be ironic if she was smacking sugar.

:P

[QueenOfCalifornia]

14. The Carl's Jr. Ads

make me crazy with all that eating noise. I gag when I hear it. I do not have an eating disorder. Unless you call liking food too much is a disorder.

[Orrex]

17. I had to flee the country

After dismembering my cubemate who slurped every single sip of his every god-damned cup of coffee!!!.

Later I returned to the States and was declared not guilty by entirely justifiable homicide.


Not a big fan of the sound of people chewing, either, but it doesn't bother me quite as much.

[Sugar Smack]

18. *smack* Ahhhh

makes me go into she-devil mode.

[ThomCat]

19. It's very normal. Not just you.

Hearing other people chew is one of my big turn-offs. x(

[malta blue]

20. I hate chewing gum because I can't stand the sound of

lips smacking and seeing someone's jaw go up and down in what should be a non-dining experience.

:shrug:

[Tommy_Carcetti]

25. My OCD turnoff is gum

In part for that reason.

I hate the way it sounds. I hate the way it looks. For certain flavors I hate the way it smells. I hate that it is a substance made for chewing but not digesting. I just find it disgusting.

[Crabby Appleton]

21. I think so, and I don't have an eating disorder. nt

[SacredCow]

22. I guess it depends.....

I mean, if you're sitting relatively close to someone eating Doritos, or something like that- you're probably going to hear it regardless of their manners. Perhaps it's just a sound that somehow strikes an ill chord with you. I don't think it makes you abnormal or anything, though- it's just a quirk...

On the other hand, if they eat like pigs (i.e. mouth-open chewing, etc...) then yeah- that's not something I care to see or hear, either.

[dembotoz]

23. my 16 year old is a noisy eater

keep the hope that some girl he has the hots for will tell him he sounds like a trash compactor and it is not to her standards.
lord knows i don't have much impact...

and if she could improve his taste in clothes too...

ah well de plane, de plane,
welcome to fantasy island

[fizzgig]

24. it makes me crazy

if someone is eating chips, that's one thing...as long as they're chewing with their mouth closed. however, if you're chomping away and i can hear the smacking and other sounds of mastication when someone is eating something that is not crunchy, it drives me up a wall

[skyblue]

29. Yes.

[Rambis]

30. Oh lordy

I have a couple of friends that they really have to try and make the smacking sounds that emanate from them. I refuse to eat with them anywhere except loud pubs that way I can't hear them chew!

[Arugula Latte]

31. I have a very low tolerance for food sounds. Especially slurping.

x(

Clacking the teeth with a spoon isn't high on my list of pleasant things, either. x(

on edit: Just remembered that on my only trip to Japan I had to run out of a restaurant because everybody else was sluuuuuurping their broth/noodles. It's totally customary there, but I couldn't handle it.

[Forkboy]

32. It's one of the only real pet peeves I have.

It drives me nuts...even if it's ME doing the chewing.

[MysticalChicken]

34. Worst sound ever.

Especially if they have their mouths open when they chew.

My mom hates it too and she always feels the need to demonstrate it to me. As if I don't know what it sounds like.

[Deja Q]

35. I'm surprised that wasn't copycatted...

Chewing is one thing. People saying "so", "perfect", and other words every 5 seconds annoys me up the tree...

[yvr girl]

36. I can't stand it

Drives me to distraction.

[Oeditpus Rex]

37. I think so

It prompted me to dash off a rather angry e-mail to Carl's Jr. a few years ago.

[rug]

38. Very rude.

http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/~dadamec/chewburp.wav

[Maestro]

39. No, I absolutely hate it.

I can not stand to be near people in my own family at the dinner table for me it is so bad. It's not like they are chewing with their mouths open but I just can't stand the noise however slight. Hell, I make myself mad when I hear myself accidently slurp while eating cereal. :rofl:

[Zookeeper]

40. I don't think it's normal, but I'm also very sensitive to that....

particular sound. It's probably why I always turn music on during meal time.

(Mr. Z. thinks I'm a little crazy in that regard.)
]

[Lethe]

41. yall need to relax

there are way more disgusting things than hearing people masticate.

[BarenakedLady]

42. Depends on who it is.

And how much they generally annoy me.

[Der Blaue Engel]

43. I don't know why, but this thread has me ROFL

I have the same issues, so believe me, I'm not laughing at you. My mother used to drive me crazy with every tiny food sound she made, and I don't know why, because it certainly wasn't excessive, but just the fact that I could hear it nearly drove me mad. When I realized I could hear her chewing a banana, I just about hurled.

:rofl:

[fizzgig]

47. i had a similar experience with an ex and an avocado

i could hear him chewing the damn thing and i couldn't handle it

:rofl:

[Fox Mulder]

44. That and people who slurp their soup.

[nadine_mn]

45. omg - my husband - I can't be near him when he eats

he has allergies so bad that he chews with his mouth open (otherwise he cant breathe) and I swear to god there are days when I feel the urge to smack him

One day we were in a movie theater (the only ones there) early, and he was chompin on popcorn, when he says who is making all that noise? I said ummm dear, its just us here, and its you!

[Droopy]

46. Christ, how do you guys eat?

Or do your own eating sounds not bother you? Or do you all just eat apple sauce all the time? When I was a kid I could not eat around my father because he would always bitch about my eating sounds. Talk about having issues with food.

[Connonym]

49. generally alone lol

Normal eating sounds don't really bother me as long as it's standard issue polite -- no lip smacking or whatnot but the sound of chips crunching in particular, doesn't matter how politely they're eaten, the sound makes me shudder.

[Rabrrrrrr]

51. We just eat with our mouths closed, and chew without attacking our food with our jaws.

It's just common decency and courtesy not to make mouth sounds when eating.

[Catshrink]

48. I hate the Carl's Jr commercials

with the chewing, slurping, etc. It's so gross.

[Adsos Letter]

50. When my buddies start chomping the banana slugs...

...I become filled with righteous indignation. When they dip into the betel nuts...not so much...

[Adsos Letter]

52. Ya know...

I seem to be killing a frightening number of threads lately...

I'm thinking I may start my own "thread-killers anonymous" forum...

[madrchsod]

53. you are not alone....