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If your child ate with their mouth open, would you tell them?

57 replies

Chefpig · 18/09/2026 19:16

I see so many kids eating with their mouths wide open these days. Have people forgotten basic manners and etiquette?

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Gonk123 · 18/09/2026 19:20

It’s a disgusting habit. Anyone at my dinner table is told, family or visitors. It makes me sick! Basic manners.

leavesinthebreeze · 18/09/2026 19:19

Yes.
Drives me mad how often you see people on tv eating with their mouths open and speaking with their mouths full. Disgusting.

FreddysFingers · 18/09/2026 19:19

Namechangetheyarewatching · 18/09/2026 19:17

Stop being a cement mixer!!

Which is what I used to say to mine..."cement mixer mouth"

😂😂😂

FreddysFingers · 18/09/2026 19:19

Disgusting. And the mouth slapping/smacking, it's terrible manners.

excitedfortea · 18/09/2026 19:18

Yes I would tell them. I hate seeing adults do this, who were clearly never corrected as a child. It’s really gross 🤢

CaptainCalm · 18/09/2026 19:17

Yes, every time. It’s disgusting.

Namechangetheyarewatching · 18/09/2026 19:17

Stop being a cement mixer!!

Which is what I used to say to mine..."cement mixer mouth"

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