# Poll:  Do you excuse yourself when you burp?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 17, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636 "2003-11-17T03:48:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Q.N.Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3da27b/32.png) [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636/21 "2003-11-17T21:55:25Z")

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Depends.

Around everyone but my sister: yes.

Around my sister: make sure I belch as loudly as possible, and do one of the following:

1. Ask her to rate it on a scale of 1-10.

2. Yell, “I burped! Tastes like\_\_\_\_\_\_\_!”

3. Laugh maniacally.

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**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636/22 "2003-11-17T23:32:03Z")

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**QN** , I think your sister and I would get along just fine.

🙂

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**Author:** ![Frankenbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@Frankenbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenbear)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636/23 "2003-11-18T00:29:16Z")

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I used to. All the time. Even if it was barely audible. Then my SO starting teasing me about them and rating them, trying to get me to burp louder and louder. He says mine are pathetic. Now I just excuse myself around everyone but him.

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**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636/24 "2003-11-18T07:09:22Z")

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Always. Automatically, even if I’m alone and the silly thing was inaudible. Of course, I also use my turn signals every time I turn anywhere, even into the driveway when the street is empty.

Guess I’m just a little compulsive.

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**Author:** ![Wheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4da419/32.png) [@Wheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheel)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-excuse-yourself-when-you-burp/213636/25 "2003-11-18T16:42:49Z")

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I never apologize when I burp. I let it rip, then I say," ahh, that felt good, there’s more room outside than inside.". I also think it’s funny when other people burp. I always laugh about it.

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