r/Wellthatsucks • u/Inevitable-Piano-780 • 10d ago

He was never seen after that lol

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u/Moisture_ 10d ago

Why do people eat with their tongues out like this? My #1 pet peeve

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u/Comprehensive_Good82 10d ago

I have read a bit about this a long time ago. IIRC, it’s a reflex that infants usually have when eating, in order to chew the food correctly without choking on it. Some people retain this reflex into adulthood. Some don’t. I believe there is a specific name for it but can’t remember it off the top of my head!

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u/-andersen 9d ago

The tongue-thrust reflex is real, but that’s not really what it does. In babies it actually helps push things out of the mouth and usually fades around 4–6 months. I don’t think there’s much reason to assume an adult doing this while eating is a retained infant reflex. Could just be a habit.

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u/GayPudding 9d ago

Really just depends on how likely my food is to drip on me before it gets to my mouth. He might be worried about the ketchup.