I hate to say it, but this list was 100% inspired by things I’ve seen in my own classes over the last couple of weeks. First off, these things are obnoxious so you should intrinsically not do them. Secondly, and more importantly, it’s still early in the semester! This is when you’re supposed to be tricking people into thinking you’re not obnoxious. Here are five things you really should never do in class, and if you do any of these things, even sometimes, you need to reevaluate yourself and your choices.
1. Over-sharing
As an English major, I love a good class discussion. I like when people toss in some analysis, a little opinion, and maybe a splash of personal anecdote. But if after twenty minutes of you talking I know about your roommate drama, your family history and your dog’s favorite snack, something is not right. Don’t treat your small classes like a therapy session. No one is into that.
2. Slurping drinks
Ew, this is just so wrong. If you’re really that thirsty that you need to painstakingly slurp every drop of your beverage, excuse yourself for two seconds and fill up your cup at a water fountain, or take five minutes and go get something from the dining hall. Quite frankly, I couldn’t care less what you do, as long as I don’t have to listen to your incessant slurping.
3. Eating crunchy food
Apples are great, but I will seriously give you the dirtiest looks in the entire world if you have the audacity to eat crunchy or munchy or anything but silent food in class. Not only will this make all your classmates loath you, but it’s also super distracting – not cool.
4. Snapping gum
Do not be a psycho. You can chew gum in class, but if I can hear you from across the classroom there is an ENORMOUS problem that should not be overlooked. This is the worst of all.
5. Loud whispering
To be honest, this just makes you look dumb. I’m telling you to stop loud whispering because I care about your well-being. Everyone can hear you. You’re not even being the smallest bit subtle. Stop.
This article was harsh, but I’m essentially sorry for nothing. Tough love, people. I want to like you, classmates, I really do. I even want to be friends with you. But if you can’t fix these glaring faults immediately, I don’t see that ever happening. Ugh.
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