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Hate the sound of people eating when I am not eating.

Hope

I hate the sound of people eating crunchy  and/or smelly food when I am not eating with them, and the person concerned is either with me or are eating in a non food related place (including supermarkets). If I am eating with them, I am fine. I do not know why this is the case, but I feel angry and as though I want nothing to do with them. I am also very pedantic and think that food should be eaten at set times, my set times. And while knowing that it is unrealistic for other people to abide by my rules, I get angry when people do things like munch on biscuits in a public walkway, shop, or when there mind is engaged elsewhere. Forgive my snobbery, but I think it is uncouth and animal like

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  • Hi Hope,

    Loving the word "uncouth", long time since I've seen that used. 

    People have many different relationships to food. I think that you are like me, you like set meal times and do not snack in between. But many people are so busy that they 'graze' throughout the day, just grabbing what they can when it's convenient. What is important is that we have a healthy relationship to food. That is; we eat our daily requirements of good nutrious food to keep us healthy.

    I understand how annoying it can be when other people can sound like 'pigs at a trough', especially when they purport to love food, yet eat at a rate that the taste of the food cannot possibly be appreciated.

    Maybe you should try really concentrating on when you eat, really enjoy the experience and just accept that other people don't perhaps get that opportunity? And you are right, sharing food, eating together is a very basic human activity that has been very much lost in recent times. So when you do get to share a meal - make it extra special.

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  • Hi Hope,

    Loving the word "uncouth", long time since I've seen that used. 

    People have many different relationships to food. I think that you are like me, you like set meal times and do not snack in between. But many people are so busy that they 'graze' throughout the day, just grabbing what they can when it's convenient. What is important is that we have a healthy relationship to food. That is; we eat our daily requirements of good nutrious food to keep us healthy.

    I understand how annoying it can be when other people can sound like 'pigs at a trough', especially when they purport to love food, yet eat at a rate that the taste of the food cannot possibly be appreciated.

    Maybe you should try really concentrating on when you eat, really enjoy the experience and just accept that other people don't perhaps get that opportunity? And you are right, sharing food, eating together is a very basic human activity that has been very much lost in recent times. So when you do get to share a meal - make it extra special.

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