I finally told her to shut her mouth when she eats. I can hear her smacking every damn time she puts something in her mouth; its disgusting. She thought I was being a bitch and said that she does close her mouth (yeah, for a second before she starts sounding like she’s chewing cud) and that she won’t change. For her sake I hope she’s lying.
I’ve lived with this girl for almost 2 years, and my third roommate and I can’t say anything without her taking it personally. I didn’t want to live with her in the first place, and I don’t care what she thinks of me now. Our lease is up in 3 months, one of which I’ll be out of the country.
Shut your mouth and quit smacking your lips! It’s grossing me out! I thought the British had better manners than that!
There you go. Learn how to become a total chav. Get yourself a Burberry clothes (particularly a hoodie), some white Nike trainers, a ton of makeup and large hoop earrings, and half a ton of bling, and act like she’s something unpleasant you just stepped in.
Unless she’s already a chav, in which case become a goth emo kid.
I’ve posted a similar thread about my flatmate. She is an educated women in her late twenties who has rubbed shoulders with politicians up to the PM himself. She works for one of The Big Four (as do I) and makes a good living. I’ve met both her parents and they are lovely, polite, well-to-do people.
WHen she eats she sounds like a pig going at its slop. Doesn’t matter if she is at a posh restaurant or sat on the couch eating beside me - it’s horrific. Full on mouth open every bit. I’ve teased her about it, hoping she’d take the hint and even tried to have a serious heart-to-heart about it but she laughed it off. I’m somewhat used to it now but I wonder what other people must think about it and if it turns them off.
Imagine that - she took being told to shut her mouth when she eats personally!
I fully support your decision to talk to her about her cud-smacking, hawsgirl. I just thought it was funny that you might consider what you said not personal.
No, EVERYTHING is personal. As in, “The trash is getting full, and its your turn to take care of the kitchen” is somehow an insult to her, personally, not just a full trash can.
The thing is, she isn’t an obviously awful roommate, its the little things that pile up, like leaving your food in the fridge when you go home for 2 weeks, buying milk 2 days after someone else did (because the board says its her turn now) and when being told that the frozen fish she just dumped in the kitchen trash will rot, responding with “well, you have your opinion and I have mine”, meaning “it wont because I said so”. :rolleyes:
Two more months, and awesome roommate and I will be on our own
Just a slight bump to add that the aforementioned roommate has not spoken to me since this incident and avoids me at all costs. I say fine, if she wants to make the next 3 months entirely awkward for herself, go for it. I think this passive-aggressive stuff is supposed to make me feel bad or something, but it doesn’t. It just lets me pretend that she doesn’t live here anymore.
Take some comfort from the fact that, while avoiding you, she won’t be smacking in your ear.
Sidenote: why do people who chew gum, masticate like they’re at war with it, mouths wide open? I know it a durable item, but it’s not a fight to the death.
Imagine that - she took being told to shut her mouth when she eats personally!
