Bad table manners, do they put you off a person?

Pepper said:
Elbows on the table are nothing compared to your prior descriptions!
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Elbows on the table are nothing at all. Where in heck did such nonsense come from. Eating is a relaxing and enjoyable time, not some dang religious ritual.
 

Alligatorob said:
I am pretty tolerant of manners, good or bad. Where the elbows go, which fork gets used, etc. matter little.

However belching or otherwise inappropriate body sounds at the table are not appreciated. People can get up and go into another room if necessary.

I don't like rude, if you can't be nice to others I'd prefer not to have you around.
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Did it ever occur to you that belching or passing gas might be caused by a gut problem, and not "voluntary"?
 
wcwbf said:
aside from obvious/intentional, LOUD/disgusting burps or farts, what bugs me WAY more is someone glued to their cell phone. even worse... adults/PARENTS allowing kids on electronic devices during dinner. now, i understand that really YOUNG kids need to be entertained or they'll make their feeling abundantly clear. IMNSHO, if a kid is old enough to go to school... should be able to handle dinner with no ipad.
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That's why I NEVER bring mine with me at my monthly meetings with sister. She commented once and I said "I'm talking to you, not at you" she's never brought hers in either.

That egg salad part got me. And I love those sandwiches. I once was a guest at a dinner, asked if it's okay be excused and walked out to my car.

Rummaged for a bit then came back in saying "Oh, I left my phone in my jacket" and everyone laughed at my forgetting, not knowing I was passing gas all the time at the car.

That and airing out my pants......
 

In some countries, belching is expected, as a compliment for a good meal. In fact, it's rude not to belch.
 
mrstime said:
I was once as a kid seated at a table with several other girls, one of the girls at the head of the table turned kind of green and puked on the table. That killed any desire for food that I had for several hours.
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I gotta be one sick bastard
Gave me a chuckle

Reminded me of grade school;

This kid gets off the bus
Comes into the gym
and immediately blows chips
all over the gym floor

Heh, he'd been fed alphabet soup for breakfast
We all watched

One kid patted him on the back while the kid was retching

Another looked down at the sludge
Says
'Hey! I can spell my name!'
 
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Sorry, another story
One I remember reading
Not sure all the details...

A family was talking about the upcoming Thanksgiving
The daughter asked about inviting this old lonely hermit, Harry, that lived up the way
'But he's so filthy'

'Yeah, you ever see his hands?'

'Well, we should invite him anyway'

So they did

Here he comes
With clean hands!
And a loaf of freshly made bread

It was delicious
They all told him so

One daughter had to say
'Mr Harry, it was nice see you washed your hands'

'Well, I didn't'

'But they're so clean'

'I made bread'
 

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