Do You Talk While Having Your Meal?
By Raj
@Butterfingers (66585)
India
June 7, 2023 10:39am CST
It's a very old saying that we shouldn't talk while having our meal and should focus on food while having it.
But still I see people talk while having their meals. Little bit talk is fine but some are so talkative that they keep talking all the time and it feels bad to have our meal in their company lol.
Do You Talk While Having Your Meal?
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@AmbiePam (85442)
• United States
7 Jun
I don't mind people talking during meals, but I do mind them talking with their mouth open. My great grandfather used to talk with his mouth open while he chewed, and it was gross. However, we all had such great respect for him that no one ever corrected him. But oh, it was unpleasant.
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@kobesbuddy (74528)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Jun
@AmbiePam My grandma used to occasionally take out her dentures, to pick off any berry seeds! Gross
At the dinner table? Yucky!
At the dinner table? Yucky!3 people like this
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
7 Jun
@kobesbuddy this happened recently with my uncle it was so terrible removing his dentures and doing that I felt so bad the food couldn't go down my throat
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
7 Jun
No
And I don't like when people talk whilst they are chewing.
We were taught as children that it is bad manners to do so.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
@JimBo452020 yup same thing why I don't like it
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
8 Jun
@Laurakemunto
Grandma sounds like a very well mannered woman
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
7 Jun
Yes when young grandma would flog you when you talk while eating
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
7 Jun
We don't have a dining table so Pretty and I take our food to our bedrooms to eat. Nobody to talk to there. 
When we ate together, we'd chitchat during the meal. When I was growing up, mom always asked each of us what we'd done during the day while we ate
When we ate together, we'd chitchat during the meal. When I was growing up, mom always asked each of us what we'd done during the day while we ate1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (79678)
• United States
7 Jun
We usually talk while we're having our meals. Just the usual chit chat
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
Usual chit chat is fine but too much talking does bother me at times
@kobesbuddy (74528)
• East Tawas, Michigan
7 Jun
The most we might say during our mealtime, ''This chicken is delicious! Or, sorry I used too much spice on those veggies!" Other than this, we never carry on a conversation while eating together. Is it forbidden? No.
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@kobesbuddy (74528)
• East Tawas, Michigan
8 Jun
@Butterfingers If I say something, Jay usually doesn't listen when he's eating. So, he turns the news on, during our suppertime.
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@Shivram59 (31749)
• India
7 Jun
@Buttrfingers No;I don't. I watch news while taking my dinner.I'm interested in politics.Do you watch news?.?
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@Shivram59 (31749)
• India
7 Jun
@Laurakemunto You are right;but I don't jump at any conclusion after watching the news.I just want to know what is going on in my country and. in the world.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
@Shivram59 I am not much interested in news or politics for that matter
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
7 Jun
I stopped watching news it's more of being crafted and staged hate it but of course there are some exceptions
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
Yes we can amend these sayings as per our requirements 
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
7 Jun
I would but there is no one to talk with.
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
11 Jun
@Butterfingers Thanks I am used to it
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@LadyDuck (457973)
• Switzerland
8 Jun
@Butterfingers Those members of a religious order that must not talk while they eat.
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@Metsrock69 (3492)
• United States
7 Jun
When out with a lot of friends, we chat up the table for hours about anything and everything. Always a good time
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@Metsrock69 (3492)
• United States
8 Jun
@Butterfingers Oh of course. With family you talk about daily stuff. with friends , its open game
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
I think its different when we are with friends
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jun
Sometimes that's what people do on a date.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
I do watch tv too but I don't like to speak much
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
7 Jun
It depends for sure sometimes the topic just comes up and it's very important another one is an emergency you'll have to just talk a little bit but excess of it lol no
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@GnomeXRay (65)
•
29 Jul
Sometimes yes sometimes no it depends on with who I eat
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
7 Jun
We use our meals as a chance to reconnect and talk. It is one time we come together. That is home meals. Often if we eat out Bob is concentrating on food, distracted by conversations around us and he does not talk.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
Yes many people find dinner time to be perfect for family chats
@snowy22315 (169898)
• United States
8 Jun
Sometimes I invite kitty to have a bit of my dinnfer, but other than that I do not talk.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 Jun
It is place I suppose family gathers and talk is part of it though not much
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
I don't mind it but if someone keeps talking at loud tone then I cannot tolerate
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
That's good to know but I don't like someone who keeps talking loudly while everyone other is having their meal
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@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
8 Jun
We talk a lot when we have meals at home. It's the time when we get to share stories and discuss things with our chilren. Mostly happy stuff.
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
8 Jun
I can understand personally I am not a fan of this
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@Kawasaki01 (659)
•
8 Jun
If I have a talkative friend while eating I will talk or else I watch TV while eating
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