It’s part of the training. People are happier when they have food in their mouths, so that’s why waitstaff wait until your mouth is full before asking. That way, they can avoid complaints.

I see possum memes and upvote.

I swear they are deliberately waiting for the perfect moment when the customer can’t answer properly…

Can confirm. I breathed in hot ravioli bc they tried to talk to me once. Not a good experience. 0/10 wouldn’t recommend.