to expect people who eat in public have some basic manners and standards!!!!

[tyredandexhausted]

walked into a pub chain today for a quick after work catch up with a few friends. Went to find a seat only to discover a couple opposite me who had the table manners of people who had never ate at a table; mouths wide open chomping on whatever they could cram in there, holding cutlery like f*ing daggers.
Decided to move tables so as not to sit looking at an episode of "Life on Earth-When Humans go Hungry", only to discover they had a three/four year old with them who was playing up because daddy wouldn't give him any more money for the video game thingy. Daddy took his pint with him and joined the boy on the machine leaving fat over made up wife with the perfect oppurtunity to polish of the rest of her darling spouses food, which she duly did!!
She then joins him and child asking for a pound for the "fruity", he says no. She starts gushing "but he's had a tenner's worth!". pointing to the child, he then tells her to fuck off in a whispery voice and returns to the table only to tell her she was a greedy bitch for eating his food.

Christ above, do people have any sense how to behave

I agree with fabby I imagine I would've been making a cat's bum mouth Basic manners shouldn't depend where you are eating.

Manners is basic politeness and consideration to those around you. If you demanded the person serving you, "Get me a drink now" that is bad manners regardless of where you are.

It's the etiquette that changes, for example eating with your hands in Mcdonalds isn't considered bad manners because it is the expected etiquette, however eating with your hands in the Ritz would be considered bad manners as they expect a different level of etiquette. Unless you are eating a lobster in which case you would use your hands for example.

Unfortunately some people just do not have good manners or just don't care, which as the OP stated is not pleasant to see when you are eating regardless of how much you are paying for the meal.

Manner are, not is

Bloody hell, manners! Baby brain here!

I'd rather spend time with them than you - though thoroughly relieved at not having to do either.

Interesting first post though

I think eating with your mouth shut and holding your cutlery correctly is not dependent on class.

It is dependent on culture however. (Some) Chinese people consider it polite to eat with their mouths open, but conceal it by lifting the rice bowl close to their mouths. (Some) Americans cut up their food, then eat it with the fork only their right hands. Uk culture dictates closed mouths, and cutlery not held like daggers.

I don't blame the OP for being pissed off. Bad table manners are disgusting and unnecessary, and show a complete disregard for the people around you.

Are you a dentist?

Why do you stare at people's mouths?

I look at peoples' mouths because they are part of their faces. Where is the rule book that says you can only look at peoples' mouths if you are a dentist? Can you only look at their eyes if you are an ophthalmologist?

i agree with the OP...people eating disgustingly would actually put me off my food... (and as for the knife and fork thing!!) he he

I don't understand why people are being so unpleasant to the op.
It doesn't matter if you are eating in McDonalds or a 5 star restaurant. Basic good manners should be the norm in any establishment.
I would have judged as well. Sadly this kind of behaviour is very common. Maybe why that's why so many of you seem to find it acceptable.

When I go out to eat I don't pay much attention to my fellow diners TBH. Bit off topic but on holiday (UK) in the summer it seemed to be the fashion to eat steaming hot meat pies out of the foil, with no cutlery walking down the street. Everyone was doing it. Made me want a meat pie-but with a seat, table and cutlery and a roof.

Did you spend all your time there staring at them?

how rude

A lot of people hold their knife like a pen. Very bad.

you sound like a horrible person from that OP, sorry

oh no, the "fruity", how common

oh dear, she was awfully fat, how de rigeur

how not de rigeur clearly

OP did you actually have a 'catch up' with your friends? You couldn't have been listening to a lot of the conversation.

op you are a snob.

'I don't understand why people are being so unpleasant to the op.'

Posters are being unplesant to the OP because she made shitty judgements about the people involved that were irrelevant to her eating habits judgements.

If you're going to be judgey, at least have the manners to keep it to one judgement per OP

'I always eat with my mouth open. food tastes better when you allow it to mingle with fresh air...noone should have the right to deny me that.'

When you put it in such a rational way, I'd fight tooth and nail for your right to be disgusting Bernie