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EXCLUDING bad manners, what is an eating habit you display that is weird, strange, odd, funny, or quirky?

 

  All my life, I’ve been a slow eater. It’s not uncommon when I’m eating something at the same time as others that I often finish last. This is true whether or not it’s one other person or many other people, and the type or kind of food hardly matters either, and sometimes even non-comparative portion sizes make little difference. It’s not an intentional nor conscious act on my part.


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Posted - January 27, 2022
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  • 10635
    I "dislike" it when foods touch each other.
      January 27, 2022 2:15 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Thanks for answering, that’s a perfect example. There are a lot of people who share your aversion. 
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      January 27, 2022 3:09 PM MST
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  • 44603
    I like to mix the foods together, and I eat fast. The fast eating came from the Navy. We had to as we only got 40 minutes, much of that standing in line. That changed, of course, when I became a CPO. We had our own dining area, short lines and we could take as long as we wanted. I am surprised you didn't eat fast when you were aboard ships.
      January 27, 2022 2:43 PM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Not only aboard ship, but especially in boot camp were we required to eat fast due to time constraints. Even then, when I had to eat faster than I had been accustomed to eating, I was still a bit  slower than the others around me.
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      January 27, 2022 3:08 PM MST
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  • 6023
    Good for you, though.
    Fast eating is a common cause of GERT and other digestive disorders.
    I've had to force myself to eat slower, due to my doctor's advice because of acid reflux issues.


    Personally, I wouldn't say it's a "habit" ... more of an "inclination".
    I like ordering different things off the menu than what I've had previously.
    It annoys my friend - who has to order the same thing, every time, from whatever restaurant we are at.
      January 27, 2022 3:13 PM MST
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  • 34251
    I smell everything before I eat or drink it. 
    I always smash my sandwich or any sort of bread before I eat it. 
      January 27, 2022 4:08 PM MST
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  • 53504

    Lol, I think you just won top prize!


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      January 27, 2022 6:02 PM MST
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  • 23576
    :)
    :)

    I'm assuming you don't smash a sandwich so hard that the innards fall out. I'd think smelling everything helps you better enjoy the food and drink.
      January 27, 2022 7:04 PM MST
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  • 34251
    No, I do not make anything fall out. The bread just takes better after it is smashed.  


      January 28, 2022 5:48 AM MST
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  • 520
    Same with brownies :) Makes the texture a little better as well. 

      January 28, 2022 6:02 AM MST
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  • 34251
    I have never smashed a brownies. But can see it making it better as well. 
      January 28, 2022 6:39 AM MST
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  • 520
    Try it next time you have one. :)
      January 28, 2022 9:26 AM MST
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  • 520
    I do the same thing with my sandwiches. 
      January 28, 2022 5:34 AM MST
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  • 53504

     

      I want a divorce from both of you sandwich-abusers. 

    :(

      January 28, 2022 10:04 AM MST
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  • 34251
    Good thing we are not married.
      January 28, 2022 4:55 PM MST
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      Not any more, thank goodness!







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      January 29, 2022 12:22 AM MST
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  • 520
    FINE! But I get custody of the tildes. 
      February 12, 2022 8:46 AM MST
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  • 53504

     

      Hey, wait a second . . . !


    :(

      February 12, 2022 5:08 PM MST
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  • 520
    What? Don't like my demands? Oh Well......(~~~~~~~) 
    Got them all settled in and happy.
      February 13, 2022 8:50 AM MST
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  • 53504

      Grrrrrrr. 

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      February 13, 2022 10:53 AM MST
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  • 44603
    Of course you smell it. We all do.
      January 28, 2022 1:24 PM MST
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  • 34251
    I do not mean just smelling it because it is in the air. 
    I purposely smell it.  I know not everyone does it because I have had more than one person look at me funny and ask if I just smelled my food. 


      January 28, 2022 4:54 PM MST
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  • I confess that I eat all of my food in order.  I brought home food from Subway last night so I ate the sandwich first, then the potato chips, then I ate the cookie.  My confession about drinking is that I drink from the faucet without using a glass.  My brother does the same thing.
      January 27, 2022 4:21 PM MST
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  • 53504

      Lol!

    You’ve reminded me of another one of mine: I never eat hard ice cream. It has to be melted, at least a little bit. As a kid, I always used to let my ice cream sit for a while before I started to eat it. Microwave ovens came out when I was in my preteen years or early teens, but of course we didn’t get one at home until a couple of years later. Once I had more access to microwave ovens, I developed a lifelong habit of an 11-second or 14-second run for ice cream. I don’t know how I came up with those time limits, but they’ve stuck with me for decades. 

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      January 27, 2022 6:12 PM MST
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