Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you work with a noisy eater

Hellobee Boards Topic: Do you work with a noisy eater https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:15:59 +0000 StbHisMrs on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-44381 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:17:41 +0000 StbHisMrs 44381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I cannot stand noisy eaters, biggest pet peeve ever, like Cyndistar3 it actually makes me mad. Dh's girls are Japsnese and I have a hard time eating in the same room with them sometimes. My boss smacks his lips, chews and talks with his mouth full, it's gross. Andrea on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29904 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:50:49 +0000 Andrea 29904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My parents grew up in Asia and are noisy eaters. I have assimilated and am not noisy. It does really bother the DH when we eat with my parents as he isn't used to it. I have to admit that it bothers me a little, too, since they do not live close by and I hardly ever see them. But growing up, I didn't even notice. cyndistar3 on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29898 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:36:01 +0000 cyndistar3 29898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Noisy eaters is probably my biggest pet peeve... One of the few things that truly bothers me and can actually make me angry. Thankfully I am a SAHM and my daughter can usually keep the noises to a minimum. BabyBoecksMom on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29896 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:31:33 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 29896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ OMG! I have a guy that does that, and also smacks his gum VERY loudly. smack smack smack smack smack smack smack smack smack smack Oh, and the burping!! He lets out these monsterous burps randomly throughout the day. I can't blame it on culture, unfortunately... he's American. I have to throw my headphones on to try to drown it out. Miss Adia on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29894 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:27:01 +0000 Miss Adia 29894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't mind it so much in person, but I hate when people do that crap on the phone! DON'T EAT IN MY EAR! mrbee on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29874 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:22:58 +0000 mrbee 29874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrsbells: There are so many factors... like did they grow up in the motherland or in the US. More and more Asians have assimilated, so it is getting harder to generalize! :-) chopsuey on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29871 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:19:43 +0000 chopsuey 29871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrsbells: Koreans can be pretty loud and obnoxious when they eat. You should let him know that his noisy eating is distracting. I was popping my gum at work one day and my coworker asked me to stop. HAHA. I wasn't offended. Actually felt bad for chewing my gum so loudly. Mrsbells on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29869 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:17:29 +0000 Mrsbells 29869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: He is korean actually so maybe it is a cultural thing? I dont know but it really gets to me. I have other friends who are asian too but dont make those sounds when they eat or drink L2sweetpea on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29843 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:28:42 +0000 L2sweetpea 29843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I do. I never noticed it at first, but a coworker pointed it out to me and now all I notice is this other coworkers smacking his lips when he eats. mynoahbear on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29839 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:26:32 +0000 mynoahbear 29839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I live in Japan, the land of noisy eaters. It was really disturbing at first but now I'm used to hearing it. Like Mr.Bee said, Japanese are encouraged to slurp, especially their noodles. Also like mr.bee said, its supposed to help cool down hot food, like ramen. chopsuey on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29835 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:23:08 +0000 chopsuey 29835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ HAHAHAH this made me LOL mrbee on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29823 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:50:04 +0000 mrbee 29823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mediagirl: I am not sure how it works in China. I remember being told that it's a way to show appreciation for the chef. But I think you're also supposed to not be *too* loud with the slurping! Slurping does have very real non-cultural benefits: it helps cool down hot soup, and also helps with taste I think. mediagirl on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29819 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:45:43 +0000 mediagirl 29819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have a loud eater here but it's more the clanking of her spoon to bowl that grates on my nerves. Around 12:30 every day, I hear her warming something up and then clank clank clank. I'm a super sensitive to sound and smell person, so I am sure I notice it more than others. From what my cousins tell me, it seems to run in our family - getting annoyed by loud eaters. :) @mrbee: Does that pertain to just Japanese or most Asian cultures? I was working at an Chinese TV station in NYC (Sinovision) a few months ago. The folks I was working with were so kind, they took me out to lunch every day and they made suggestions on what I should get or they got a smorgasbord of food and we all shared. I noticed the slurping during those lunches, though and figured it was a cultural thing. jennylynn on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29749 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:04:49 +0000 jennylynn 29749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ugh! This is so irritating! I work with a woman who always eats her meals at the desk, instead of in the break room like the rest of us. Not only that, her food always stinks and smells up the whole work area and she'll take a bite and then try and have a conversation while the food is still in her mouth. It's disgusting. I can hear it squishing around in there and I'm always afraid a piece will fly out at me. Or she'll take a bite of something and then pick and spit what she doesn't like out into a tissue and not even cover it up. Really?! Her eating habits just totally annoy/gross me out if you can't tell. I could go on and on... mrbee on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29739 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:58:41 +0000 mrbee 29739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sometimes this can be cultural! Japanese are encouraged to slurp soup, for example. Mrsbells on "Do you work with a noisy eater" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-work-with-a-noisy-eater#post-29728 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:50:10 +0000 Mrsbells 29728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This guy I share an office with is constantly making very loud weird sucking sounds while he eats or drinks. I thought i had gotten used to his loud slurping and sipping sounds when he drinks coffee in the morning or the way he exclaims "Aaahhhh" after every sip but not he brings extra snacks and candy and sucks away at it all day! Anyone else deal with this?