I agree but only because that's the standard for our culture so somebody not doing it is probably being disrespectful which means it becomes offensive to others because it normally only comes from people with some sort of negative feeling or inconsiderateness for those around them. In some cultures, noisy eating is the proper way and shows you're enjoying the food. Same goes for clothes, toilet sounds, etc. It's a lot more repulsive seeing a human poo on the street than a dog even though it's not fundamentally very different.

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joombaga 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Same goes for clothes, toilet sounds, etc.

What do you mean "same goes"? Are you saying there are cultures in which being loud on the toilet is considered proper?

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throwaway-0001 6 hours ago | parent [-]

In China making noise with mouth when eating is considered respectful.

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Eisenstein 3 hours ago | parent [-]

No it isn't. You can slurp noodles without being rude but they do not consider 'loud mouth noises' respectful.

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throwaway-0001 2 hours ago | parent [-]

https://ali.mk/posts/the-role-of-noises-in-chinese-dining-et...

https://www.reddit.com/r/China/comments/6w5hux/slurping_nood...

+ personal questions to real Chinese people.

	▲	Eisenstein an hour ago \| parent [-]
		First link: That is a Swedish robotics blog and the sources linked are just landing pages for Chinese tours or language lessons. Second link: Where do they say that 'making loud mouth noises is a sign of respect'? They say 'people slurp noodles' which is exactly what I said.

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thaumasiotes 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> even though it's not fundamentally very different.

There's a pretty significant difference; human diseases are much more likely to spread to other humans.