# What do you think of burping/farting in front of members of the opposite sex? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 23, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005 "2004-03-23T22:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/61 "2004-03-27T12:02:59Z")
My fiance used to completely avoid farting around me. She’d say something like “Can you get me a glass of water?” then when I get back with the water she says “Set it down over there, I just wanted you out of the room for a minute.” Now, she’s farting on purpose, cause she knows I hate it. I think farting is kind of rude, so I try to avoid it (the sound at least) around people in general. Burping is OK. We will pee in ‘front’ of each other, which means when the other is in the shower and not watching. I won’t poop with her around, I usually stink the place up anyway so there’s zero chance she’ll WANT to be around while I’m doing my business. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/62 "2004-03-27T12:38:00Z")
EJsGirl, if I were in the business of giving high fives, I’d give one to your friend. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2004, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/63 "2004-03-27T13:01:52Z")
Dang, this is a cultural thing. Asians tend to be pretty blaise about body noises. Especially the older generation. Think nothing of breaking wind in public. Belching is rarely rude and usually means you’ve enjoyed the meal. My wife routinely wants to have a conversation when she’s sitting on the pot. Married 10 years and in asia nearly 20, and I still think it’s wierd that someone wants to take a dump and chat. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/64 "2004-05-19T19:44:26Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > :::: looks around for **sperfur** ::::: > > Where oh where are my doper friends when I need them to read something so we can laugh about it later. Well, I don’t actually poop _in front_ of him. That would be uncivilized. 😃 I just go get him when I’m done so we can ooh and ahh together over what I’ve produced (“Impressive!”), give it a name (“Let’s call it Elvis”), then flush it away (“Elvis has left the building”). Ah, marital bliss. Sorry for the bump - I don’t do vanity searches that often. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/65 "2004-05-20T03:30:07Z")
Ew. Inspecting my poop is a bit too much intimacy for me. I will burp and pee in mixed company. As for gas, I was born without a fart box. Birth defect. At least, that’s what I tell boyfriends when they bring it up. I never have and never will fart in front of a man. And I have been married. And definitely no pooping. ---
**Author:** ![Honeydew\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@Honeydew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honeydew_1)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/66 "2004-05-20T11:10:31Z")
\*\* > [@overlyverbose](#): > > 1. Do you purposely burp or fart in front of your girlfriend, boyfriend, SO, etc.? In other words, are you comfortable enough around that person to just let it all hang out or to do it as a joke? \*\* We burp and fart in front of each other and it’s exactly because we are so comfortable with each other. In fact, they make us laugh!!! \*\* > [@](#): > > 1. Do you use the toilet in front of the above listed people? \*\* We have no problems peeing if the other is in the shower, for instance, but do draw the line at No. 2’s … there are somethings we don’t need to be that close on!! ---
**Author:** ![Starguard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/67 "2004-05-20T12:10:26Z")
Quote from Shrek: Better out than in I alway say 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Starguard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/68 "2004-05-20T12:14:57Z")
Now that I think about it, This OP reminds me of a song we used to sing back when I was very little: I was speeding down the highway, doing 94 (John Doe) laid a Gas bomb, and blew me out the door The wheels couldn’t take it, the engine fell out All of this happened from his supersonic fart! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2004, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005/69 "2004-05-20T12:35:30Z")
> [@overlyverbose](#): > > 1. Do you purposely burp or fart in front of your girlfriend, boyfriend, SO, etc.? In other words, are you comfortable enough around that person to just let it all hang out or to do it as a joke? > > 2. Do you use the toilet in front of the above listed people? Somehow my friend and I got on to this subject, and she said her fiance regularly comes in to use the toilet while she’s in the tub.While I am more than happy to shower with the SO for a variety of reasons, I’d hesitate to pee in front of him unless I absolutely had to for some bizarre reason. What do you guys think? My husband will fart in front of nearly anyone. Really loud ‘n’ proud. It disgusts me. His 81 year old mother will, too…and she’s not senile or anything. I’ve never farted in front of my husband in 30 years. We’ll take a whiz in front of each other, but that’s as far as it goes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-burping-farting-in-front-of-members-of-the-opposite-sex/236005.md?page=3)