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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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  • Hope said:

    Well that is true, but the social structures I am talking about are to do with polite behaviour.

    But what are 'polite' and 'impolite' other than culturally imposed stereotypes?

    I am not a cultural relativist, and believe that some types of behaviour are better than others.

    Sure, giving someone a flower is better than punching them in the face.

    But giving someone a flower is not better because it's polite, it's better because it does no harm (or, at least, is very unlikely to do harm) to either person.

    Or in other words, if someone does something that causes no harm, why does it matter whether it's consider socially and culturally polite or not?

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  • Hope said:

    Well that is true, but the social structures I am talking about are to do with polite behaviour.

    But what are 'polite' and 'impolite' other than culturally imposed stereotypes?

    I am not a cultural relativist, and believe that some types of behaviour are better than others.

    Sure, giving someone a flower is better than punching them in the face.

    But giving someone a flower is not better because it's polite, it's better because it does no harm (or, at least, is very unlikely to do harm) to either person.

    Or in other words, if someone does something that causes no harm, why does it matter whether it's consider socially and culturally polite or not?

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