Bad Table Manners

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by andthen

I mean from my recollection, he was a decent looking guy, and seemed to have gainful employment so on paper what seemed to be a decent catch. Yeah honestly, after that date, I carefully assessed any other dates in how the ate.

I mean if it was a case he didn't get enough to eat as a kid, that I can certainly have empathy for. But it just seemed so unexpected in contrast to his presentation on the whole. I just to joke that I was the queen of one date wonders.

Lol! I take it this was a blind date?

Originally Posted by carnation

A few of our foreign exchange students, all tiny girls, would shovel food into their mouths like there was no tomorrow. I am assuming this was the custom in their countries. All left a couple of sizes bigger.

I can see if it’s kids to some degree, carnation. I’m talking more about adult bad table manners because adults should know better.

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

The way someone holds their fork or spoon while eating. If they wrap their hand around the fork or spoon (making a fist, with their thumb on top of it), that is not only tacky, that tells me a lot about their upbringing.

Hard for me to picture what you’re talking about, PB.

[honeychile]

Since I have misophonia, I cannot eat with anyone whose food I can hear or see. I can tolerate taking a bite of carrot or such, but that's stretching it.

I'm not proud of this, but it's very real to me.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Since I have misophonia, I cannot eat with anyone whose food I can hear or see. I can tolerate taking a bite of carrot or such, but that's stretching it.

I'm not proud of this, but it's very real to me.

Like I said…

Me, eating cereal across the table from honeychile
https://youtu.be/ThMWam8o9bM

honeychile’s reaction
https://youtube.com/shorts/TjLUgVB-xkg?feature=share

Lol

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Like I said…

Me, eating cereal across the table from honeychile
https://youtu.be/ThMWam8o9bM

honeychile’s reaction
https://youtube.com/shorts/TjLUgVB-xkg?feature=share

Lol

I love it!! (even though I couldn't listen to the whole thing!)

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I love it!! (even though I couldn't listen to the whole thing!)

Lmao!!!!

[jolene]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Since I have misophonia, I cannot eat with anyone whose food I can hear or see. I can tolerate taking a bite of carrot or such, but that's stretching it.

I'm not proud of this, but it's very real to me.

You are my people! I hate to say this but my father in law is a loud eater and I always make a point to not sit near him at family dinners. I may have contemplated murder of a few people.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I can see if it’s kids to some degree, carnation. I’m talking more about adult bad table manners because adults should know better.

Thse kids are 16-18 and should know better! We warned them that American kids wouldn't sit with them at lunch if they snarfed their food like that. One never learned.

[Zach]

This should be a thread where we discuss what we wish we could do at the dinner table, outside of our own house. Of course, I have table manners, but when I’m at home, I have none. The reason I can’t live with anybody. Food is food, to me. I consume mine to survive. How I get it in my mouth, I don’t care. As long as it gets in there, that works for me.

[andthen]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Lol! I take it this was a blind date?

Met through online dating, if someone set me up on a blind date and that's what I observed, I'd never let that person set me up again. I think we might have spoken on the phone once to set up the date. I had a rule back then is that if I met you through an online dating site, we have to have at least one conversation by phone before I'm willing to meet you.

Mind you I sort of broke my own rule when I met my now husband. We texted a bit for about a week before we met for dinner. At the end of our date, he said to me call me so I know that you made it home ok (which was thoughtful). I then said, oh we can finally speak by phone? He likes to share that bit of trivia with people whenever they ask how we met.

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by carnation

Thse kids are 16-18 and should know better! We warned them that American kids wouldn't sit with them at lunch if they snarfed their food like that. One never learned.

Lol I was thinking when you said “tiny” I was thinking they were all little kids. Yeah, 16-18, they should know better by that age..

Originally Posted by Zach

Food is food, to me. I consume mine to survive. How I get it in my mouth, I don’t care. As long as it gets in there, that works for me.

This reminds me of those expensive ass restaurants that are $75/plate and they give you small ass portions of food. They’ll make it look decorative and all, which I don’t understand since I’m going to eat it anyway. I got a gift card to a restaurant like that for two once. I took my girl and neither one of us left full. Who cares about the presentation. Good grief. I hear you.

Originally Posted by andthen

Met through online dating, if someone set me up on a blind date and that's what I observed, I'd never let that person set me up again. I think we might have spoken on the phone once to set up the date. I had a rule back then is that if I met you through an online dating site, we have to have at least one conversation by phone before I'm willing to meet you.

Mind you I sort of broke my own rule when I met my now husband. We texted a bit for about a week before we met for dinner. At the end of our date, he said to me call me so I know that you made it home ok (which was thoughtful). I then said, oh we can finally speak by phone? He likes to share that bit of trivia with people whenever they ask how we met.

He sounds like a keeper with good table manners Lol

[lake]

This was just a few years ago...I was having lunch with one of my co-workers. Towards the end of the meal she pulled out one of those floss picks and began flossing her teeth right at the table. I lost my appetite immediately.

[cheerfulgreek]

When someone orders a sandwich with mayonnaise on it and after they take a bite of the sandwich or hamburger, some of the mayonnaise ends up on the corner of their mouth. And then they’ll just keep talking with the mayonnaise on the corner of their mouth. Any kind of ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise or sauces that end up on the corner of their mouth is really gross. When it happens I’ll go like “Umm.. you have.. um.. this like..” while pointing at the corner of my own mouth where the mayonnaise is on theirs. Mayonnaise is disgusting as it is.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by lake

This was just a few years ago...I was having lunch with one of my co-workers. Towards the end of the meal she pulled out one of those floss picks and began flossing her teeth right at the table. I lost my appetite immediately.

🤢🤮

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by lake

This was just a few years ago...I was having lunch with one of my co-workers. Towards the end of the meal she pulled out one of those floss picks and began flossing her teeth right at the table. I lost my appetite immediately.

Lmfao!!!!! Hahahahahahahhahahaha!!!!

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Hard for me to picture what you’re talking about, PB.

I’ll try to find it on YouTube and post it.