To slurp or not to slurp -- that definitely isn't the question when you're sucking it up like a local
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First things first -- noisy slurping when downing your soba, udon, or ramen in Japan is all part and parcel of enjoying your noodles the way the locals do.
Call it authentic bad manners if you like.
The problem for many visitors is that no matter how long they stay, the “skill” required to slurp noodles is something they can never quite master.
It’s a back of the mouth thing, quite unlike the front of the mouth soup slurping frowned upon in the West.
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