Anyone Else Accused of their Strange Way of Eating?

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I like eating with chopsticks, and when I use silverware I do stick my pinkey out. I'm apparently a Japanese-British person living in America

I guess I'm fortunate, for no one ever criticized my habit of sandwich rotating, and the like.

I've never had anyone mention anything but once my mom told me I eat alot (which I do now b/c I'm always hungry )
But I do always stick out my pinky whenever I drink something it's always up in the air no matter what I drink although I'm the only one to ever mention it...

I eat very fast and this gets noticed a lot (someone used the phrase "shovelling" about me, as well), and until relatively recently I used to eat food by type, one type after the other - and peas, if I had them, would always be last. I've managed to suppress that habit, thankfully...

When in doubt, pinky out!

^Good one. I see a lot of posts in this thread with the pinky issue and I thought it was just me.

I can eat really fast. To fast. I sometimes have to pause, put my fork down and wait a minute before starting again.

When I am eating a sandwhich or hamburger, I will actually study the thing as to where I will take my next bite. So I will have this glaring look at my face with the burger almost at eye level sometimes.

I like mustard. I like it so much that every bite must have some mustard. On certain sandwiches I will hold a thing of mustard in one hand and with every bite put a "gloop" of mustard on it for the taste. Heh, I've done this since I was a kid. I also do it with barbecue sauce.

For the longest time I held my fork the way babies and little kids hold their forks (ya know, the toothbrush grip). I did this clear into adulthood, but I got made fun of alot, so these last couple years I'd been forcing myself to do it the proper way even though it didn't feel right. The routine of doing it made it easier though, now I do it right without even thinking. I also eat my salad last, with my fingers, no dressing (unless it's bluecheese from certain restaurants, and then I dip). I eat vegetables separate because I don't like veggie water mixing with my other stuff.

Thanks -- I saw it on Spongebob a few times. (Kids. Spongebob drives me nuts.)

Apparently I do something weird with my eyebrows when eating soup.

I saw some posts where people said they eat fast. I eat fast as well. Every time my brother is around, he tells me that no one is going to steal what I'm eating. It really gets on my nerves because that is the way I've always ate.

I eat with my right arm only when I eat unless I have to use a knife, but I don't think anyone notices.

I DO THAT TOO only it's whatever arm comes first and I'll use both if it's a big thing like a burger. But I think no one notices b/c they do it too I think I haven't checked but most don't eat with both hands and it's easier to eat like that if you have family and limited space at the dinner table.

Right arm? What do you mean? Do other ppl use both?

Just thought I'd put this out there but were mostly aspies here and although it may be odd to NT's to us it's common place

For me it's the complete opposite. I can't let my foods touch each other.