Narrative Essay: The Maze Runner

They seem to be everywhere, the movies, restaurants, and even on planes. Why can’t people learn common courtesies like chewing with their mouth closed, and getting another when their drink is gone? Honestly, is that too much to ask for? When I go to the movies, I want to enjoy it, not to listen to three people smacking their gum obnoxiously for the duration of ‘Maze Runner’. At first I turned around, but then decided to ignore them rather than yelling at them in the middle of the movie. But, unfortunately the sound seemed to grow, so I turned around and shot a look of annoyance. They must have seen or their gum finally lost its taste, but either way I was happy because the smacking stopped. During the summer, my mom and I went to Lake Compounce and had to make room for another family because
When my flight to Colorado had reached cruising altitude the refreshment cart came by, I realized I was sitting a few rows behind a noisy eater. His smacking and gulping was so annoying, especially since it was distracting me from my work. Before he opened or bought another drink, he would tilt his cup and move his straw so that every last drop would come out. I know that airline food and drinks can be expensive, but it shouldn’t take you five minutes after you actually finished your drink to get another. I would have loved to tell him to stop but it would be very disrespectful, and anyways the seatbelt light was on. Thankfully the cart stopped coming by and he went to sleep. I was finally saved and could finish my work. I know many people who hate loud eaters just as much as I do. With it being such a common pet peeve, why do people still think it’s okay to smack, gulp, and slosh their food and drink? If people stopped being such noisy eaters, others could focus on their work, enjoy a meal with their family and friends. And even be able to get through a movie without that annoying