Why Do Koreans Eat With Their Mouths Open, Slurping and Smacking?
Why Do Koreans Eat With Their Mouths Open, Slurping and Smacking? Wheoo-loop. Nyam nyam. Jjeop jjeop. Eating hot noodles without blowing on them first isn’t easy for anyone. But that combination of sounds — the slurping, the smacking, the open-mouth chewing — is something that grates on a lot of visitors, especially people who grew…