Why do some people click their lips when eating?

Most people don’t eat alone. They may be with friends, family, or leaders, but we also find that many people have bad habits when eating, such as getting tired while eating. It's shaking your legs, picking at the dishes, and clicking your lips. There are also many people who especially like to eat, such as snacks or chewing gum. They also have a problem and like to click their mouths. However, they don't care about it and like to share with everyone while eating. What bothers me the most is when we eat together, someone clicks their lips.

I remember when we were young, our elders would teach us not to click our lips when eating. This would be impolite and would make others laugh, and it would also affect others’ eating, so I would be more careful when eating. Note, sometimes it’s embarrassing to make any noise while eating potato chips, let alone say it too loudly. But there are often people who like to click their lips when eating with me. Even when they drink milk tea and chew the red beans in it, they will make a clicking sound. I can't understand it.

When I went to my aunt's house during the summer vacation, my uncle especially liked to click his tongue when eating, and his voice was very loud. As a result, I was affected by his clicking sound every time I ate, but I couldn't say it at the dinner table, I can only talk to my aunt while washing the dishes. My aunt said that my uncle has always been eating like this. He may have developed a habit since he was a child. No one helped him correct it. As a result, he can't correct it now and makes clicking sounds involuntarily. She also said it many times, but to no avail.

One time when we were all sitting together eating and chatting, a classmate kept clicking her lips. I asked her to stop clicking her lips, but she didn’t respond and kept clicking her lips. Instantly my mood worsened and I became very upset. I seriously asked her to be careful when eating. It was very rude and the clicking noise disturbed our chat. She might have seen me angry and said that she also wanted to stop clicking her lips, but she just couldn't help it and made a clicking sound unconsciously. I asked her if no one taught her not to click her mouth when she was eating. She said that when she was a child, she loved to eat and could not control her mouth. From a young age, she believed that clicking her mouth when eating could prove that she ate well. So every time when her elders educated her, she would use the word "I eat well, too." The deliciousness was explained away, and then everyone saw that she could eat, so they stopped saying anything. She never cared about clicking her lips when eating, and still happily clicked her lips while eating. Now, people who may be familiar with her know that she clicks her lips when eating, and no one talks about her.

So since then, I have gradually become more tolerant of other people's mouth-tatting when eating. I have always mentally suggested that it is a kind of quirk, don't care, don't care, but I still hope that those who like to eat People who smack their mouths when eating can pay more attention in their daily lives, correct them slowly, and stop indulging themselves in making noises when eating. I also hope that parents can help their children develop the habit of not clicking their lips when eating when they are young, explain to them clearly the disadvantages of this, and pay attention to some etiquette. After all, we learn things fastest when we are young, and we develop this habit. The best time to develop good habits is so they should be cultivated from an early age.