I don't think I have mentioned yet...

People here chew with their mouths open, smack their lips on purpose, and are capable of slurping solid foods (which I did not previously know was possible). For those of you who have always told me I needed some sort of desensitization therapy for my issue, I am here to say you are wrong. Two months in and I am still occasionally tempted to rupture my own ear drums during meal times.