Khmer table manners
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Never had such an issue, fish further up the river.
Meum est propositum in taberna mori,
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
ut sint Guinness proxima morientis ori.
tunc cantabunt letius angelorum chori:
"Sit Deus propitius huic potatori."
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Lip smacking is the one dining trait that I have an irrational dislike of here
But talking, and walking with mouth open and a mouthful of semi masticated mush visible is definitely a turn off too
OTOH - I have been converted to the delights of noodle slurping loudly and without shame
It's a mixed bag - I definitely wouldn't worry about the reaction of people in whatever country the OP comes from to your partner's dining habits because she will probably eat as the people around her do in the west. Worry more about whether she's a bunny boiler or not imo
But talking, and walking with mouth open and a mouthful of semi masticated mush visible is definitely a turn off too
OTOH - I have been converted to the delights of noodle slurping loudly and without shame
It's a mixed bag - I definitely wouldn't worry about the reaction of people in whatever country the OP comes from to your partner's dining habits because she will probably eat as the people around her do in the west. Worry more about whether she's a bunny boiler or not imo
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Unless everybody on a bus I was on, was related, they do it it away from friends and family, as well.
Straight after we stopped, along the journey, to replenish food stocks, everyone was well-armed with their instruments of choice, from the slurpy percussion section, to the peanut butter cluckers, with farts on bass. It sounded like the clucking choir of the Kalahari Bushmen people, with Dolby surround sound. The bus was vibrating before we even got going.
I've had a nervous twitch in one eye, ever since.
The only table manners they have, is try not to eat it.
Straight after we stopped, along the journey, to replenish food stocks, everyone was well-armed with their instruments of choice, from the slurpy percussion section, to the peanut butter cluckers, with farts on bass. It sounded like the clucking choir of the Kalahari Bushmen people, with Dolby surround sound. The bus was vibrating before we even got going.
I've had a nervous twitch in one eye, ever since.
The only table manners they have, is try not to eat it.
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Japanese say slurping noodles cools them down. Still sounds a pool being drained.
I got used to it.
I got used to it.
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I tried chewing loudly with open mouth, for a bite, as recommended.
The only benefit I found was that it's impossible to chew loudly with closed mouth. My companions all had to suddenly go to the bathroom, and never returned. I got stuck with the bill, consequently 86'd, and banned from all local and neighbouring countries' restaurants.
I also received an email from Chief Ktrkkckutukshhh Jnr., of the Kalahari Bushmen people, asking me to watch my language in public.
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Is easy once you get used to it. You just got to keep the hose fully submerged so it doesn't suck air.Big Daikon wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 1:51 pm Japanese say slurping noodles cools them down. Still sounds a pool being drained.
I got used to it.
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I suffer hugely with misophonia - an extreme disliking of certain sounds, and for me, that sound is the sound of other people eating. I'm normally quite a gentle soul who wouldn't say boo to a goose, or whatever the idiom is, but I could quite happily commit murder when it comes to the sound of other people eating. The Khmer culture of deliberatly making the loudest, most unneccessary chomping sounds whilst eating has made me move tables in restaurants many times. It absolutely enrages me like nothing else. I know it's a mental disorder, but I've suffered with it all my life. I cannot bear it. Especially when it's so unneccessary. It's the equivelent of someone putting their face against yours and calling your mother the most vile disgusting names imaginable.
Thankfully, most Khmers I know don't eat like that and eat in the normal way most westerners would, but too many of them don't.
Thankfully, most Khmers I know don't eat like that and eat in the normal way most westerners would, but too many of them don't.
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never allow the dumb ones to lead the pack.
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There is a list of things they hate about Westerners, that hasn't been published yet because it's so long it hasn't been finished and the list gets increased at a faster rate than input, in particular the chapter about complaining what are their in our country.xandreu wrote: ↑Fri Sep 23, 2022 2:10 pm I suffer hugely with misophonia - an extreme disliking of certain sounds, and for me, that sound is the sound of other people eating. I'm normally quite a gentle soul who wouldn't say boo to a goose, or whatever the idiom is, but I could quite happily commit murder when it comes to the sound of other people eating. The Khmer culture of deliberatly making the loudest, most unneccessary chomping sounds whilst eating has made me move tables in restaurants many times. It absolutely enrages me like nothing else. I know it's a mental disorder, but I've suffered with it all my life. I cannot bear it. Especially when it's so unneccessary. It's the equivelent of someone putting their face against yours and calling your mother the most vile disgusting names imaginable.
Thankfully, most Khmers I know don't eat like that and eat in the normal way most westerners would, but too many of them don't.
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P.s. Chew-and-show, loud-and-proud is it recommendation in Chapter 66: Revenge. It reads words to the effect of doing this in an exaggerated, disgusting manner in front of westerners, and has illustrated directions.
They don't actually eat like that when Westerners arent around. It is passed down from generation to generation and held inside, as instinct, and never discussed.
They don't actually eat like that when Westerners arent around. It is passed down from generation to generation and held inside, as instinct, and never discussed.
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I would like to see that list.
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