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In reply to the discussion: Do you hate loud typing? Loud eating? Slurping? [View all]madamesilverspurs
(15,800 posts)Back in my switchboard operator days there was nothing NOTHING that I hated more than gum-chewing. It just seemed so amplified in the headset. There were times when they caught me taking off the headset to wipe my ear and neck, I swore I could feel gooey slobber running down my skin.
Had one audio-visual treat on a date: Nice enough guy, but when they brought our dinner he turned into some kind of barnyard experiment gone bad, chewing with his mouth open and snorting and slurping, not bothering to swallow before talking. Even the people at the next table were staring. I worked with this guy and had been in the break room when he was snacking, no evidence of the odd behavior there; maybe the nice suit triggered something, but sheesh. To this day I can't eat lasagna without remembering him.