to find it a bit odd when people say things like 'mmmm' 'yummy' 'gorgeous' about food they have prepared

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I think it might be one of those perfectly reasonable things that i am unreasonable about but I do find it exceptionally odd, and possibly a little vain to be all 'yummy', 'scrumptious' or 'mmmmm god it's so good' about food that you're prepared yourself.

om nom nom is acceptable.

A lot of the time when i find mysef doing this, it's the food itself rather than boasting my skills. I just 'mmmm'ed' over a piece of chicken, because it was a damn fine chook!

i usually say.."mmm this is lovely" then "sorry for blowing my own trumpet"...is that acceptable?

I HATE it when people go mmmmmm mmmmm while eating. I find it utterly revolting - it IS like sex noises. Bleugh.

I have no problem with anyone (the cook or otherwise) saying proper words to describe the food - yummy, delicious etc all fine. The noises not so fine.

YABU

If you appreciate food then why not say it.

I don't think the words and sounds used when appreciating food are odd at all.

I often compliment friends or family on nice food they have made for me. Why wouldn't I?

And sometimes I will comment to DH if I am enjoying something I have made myself too, esp if it is something new I have made.

"I HATE it when people go mmmmmm mmmmm while eating. I find it utterly revolting - it IS like sex noises."

It is? Really? Hmm, not convinced.

My DD says "yum yum" when eating and also "want to eat it" for some reason (she has SN) It's very cute...

Well, the people I've had sex with, anyway.

It's the groaning, moaning appreciative sounds that some people make when enjoying what they are eating. It's all "Oh, yes, mmm hmmmm ooo mmm," that is gross to me.

What can I say? I happen to be a great cook and verbalise it when I outdo myself.

Having just said om yom yom is acceptable I have just realised it comes from my issues with my mother

Oh dear god she's infiltrating all aspects of my life including the food appreciation side of it

so is it wrong to rock back and forth going 'mmmmmmmmmmmm....mmmmmmmmmmmmm' when eating something delish?

cos i tend to do this

That's so wrong.

Maybe you're just a crap cook

No said I'm an excellent cook.

well neither is yummy or scrumptious a sound

"oh I say darling this is scrumptious"

(imagine the above said during sex )

The above sentance isn't a sound - i said the sounds remind me of sex. Get with it.

oh alright then - do you often shout "scrumptious" during sex

gawd you pedant

'oh oh oh, harder big boy, harder....faster ohhh yea, truly scrumptious'

i do it esp when eating with the children. I think i am subconsciously trying to teach them to say it out loud if they like it.

me to egg. I annoy myself though, so OP you may have a point .

Um ... ... I think you may be doing sex wrong if you think it sounds like that!