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Ophelia
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"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>> I used to work with someone (from a different country) who chewed
>> loudly and spoke with his mouth full. He was older than me, higher
>> ranked job-wise, and a super-nice, really smart and generous guy. I
>> never said a word about it, just tried to sit at the far end of the
>> table (we usually ate in groups). Sometimes my sister will talk with
>> her mouth full, and I will tell her as kindly as possible that I am
>> happy to wait to hear her news until she has finished her bite of
> food.
>> She forgets that she is doing it and always seems to appreciate the
>> reminder. Ditto for one of my friends who tends to eat while we are
> on
>> the phone together.
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> Eating while on the phone is nothing... I know someone who makes his
> phone calls while he's on the throne... multi-tasking!
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> Sheldon (detests the clods who phone while driving to break their
> boredom)
Well that last is illegal in UK
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