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Do you read a book while eating?
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Killua
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Jan 07, 2024 10:51AM
I don’t. i remember a few years ago eating noodles while reading dairy of a whimp and while i slurped the noodles i tumbled over my bowl on my book. I've been traumatized since and don't even eat a piece of chocolate near my books. Lol
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No. just no, I feel like I dirty the book
This made me laugh, I have ADHD so the most I can do while reading is listening to music and even that is too overstimulating at times. Also I enjoy both eating AND reading thoroughly, so I get too distracted trying to eat honestly.
Nope, too risky. Plus I cant focus reading if I'm eating. I'm too hungry.
I do, but only if I bought the book myself; not if it's from the library
i also have adhd and the thing i hate most is that everyone in my house is doing their thing and is just quiet but as soon as i open my book the tv goes on and my mom starts to talk even tho we probably didn't speak the entire day lol
Every evening! I prop my Kindle up at an angle and turn up the font so I can see from a distance. If family members join me at table, I put it away.
yesss I read on my lunch break on my kindle
I love listening to audiobooks and zoning into the book while I eat lol
Not while I'm eating a meal, but for decades I liked to eat a large 200 g chocolate bar while reading a book.Unfortunately now I need to lose weight.
I don’t, I usually need my hands for eating and the pages always turn when I don’t hold them, and since I don’t have 4 hands it makes it an inconvenience. Even snacking is annoying bc I don’t like to have dirty fingers while reading (though I’m not scared of dirtying the book, coffee spills or tea spills are almost obligatory in my bookcase). Anyways, YouTube is the way to go for me, I just can’t enjoy myself if I’m juggling between the book and the food. :)
Sometimes I read while eating, but very rarely, and when I do, it is mainly from my Kindle because it is more practical.
I do this often... like if im in a good part of my book you want me to stop? to eat? insanity...
i never do because i don’t want to get food on my book 😭i’m more of a shows while eating person!!
@Nikki if I have a really good book it's most likely I will forget to eat lol
Only if its a kindle or online book, I couldn't imagine how'd I feel if I got food on my book
only snacks, not actual meals! it would be too risky bc I hate dirty books
As much as I want to, I can't. My chewing of foods always distracts me.
sometimes but I read on my kindle so I don't get my book dirty
I often read while eating or rather, eat while reading! But I'll only use an ebook. I don't have enough hands to hold a print book as well as eat.
No but that's cuz I can't eat food due to my health issues :/
It depends on the book and the author. David Attenborough - not a problem. Donald Trump - a napkin would not be sufficient.
I've tried but end up either eating if its yummy or reading cuz the food isn't that great (lol) but no can't do both at the same time. LMHO for Killua's comment cuz it so freaking true.
So, it depends on the food. If I'm eating like idk jellybeans then I'll eat while reading, but if I have soup or something I actually have to focus my attention on, I'll end up reading and forgetting about it- and then I end up just eating the cold food and setting down the book.
sometimes, if the food im eating makes it easy to read simultaneously.
sometimes I do eat while I'm reading but only if it's a very good book and it's digital
Audio books while eating = yess Physical books while eating = definitely a big no no
Only if I'm reading on my kindle or phone. I'm too messy otherwise.
If I read on my phone or other digital devices then yes. But when I am reading a visual book, I will not eat anything since I do not want to food to stain the pages..
i dont usually unless its an ebook or audiobook. otherwise, i WILL ruin the book just like i ruin every shirt i ever wear when i eat
No. There's reading and there's eating, and since my one regular writing assignment is restaurant reviews, I pay too much attention to the food to do any reading during my research,
yea, unless its like a difficult food (like soup or wings or something that handles more focus for me) but if its j something like a sandwich or chips or cookie then idc
not while eating, but i always read a chapter of my main (non-assigned) book at work - and i'm a janitor who works with chemicals. yeah, i've made a mess of a few books lol
Yes but only e-books. I fear that I will smudge something on my paper ones, and I want to keep them as clean as possible.
I’m honestly surprised by how many people have said they avoid eating while reading. I almost always read while having dinner, and at other meals if I can get away with it. While I respect the notion that books should be taken care of so that they last as long as possible, a little spill every now and then won’t destroy it. Just wipe it up and move on. In the end, they’re just things, they can be replaced, and they should be read…often!The previous statements may offend some audiences.
When I was a young person reading Anne of Green Gables I had a bowl of sweet cherries at my side. Reading about Anne in the orchard while eating cherries was I guess not as sublime as Proust and the madeleines but it was a pretty epic pairing for me at the time.
