Etiquette expert shows the ‘correct' way to eat a banana — and people are appalled by it: ‘You offended the entire world's population'

New York Post

2 days ago

An etiquette expert is rocking people's worlds by claiming that there is a right and wrong way to eat a banana.
While most people don't think twice about eating the fruit — according to William Hanson, known as Britain's leading etiquette coach, people need to whip out cutlery to eat a banana properly.
In a recent Instagram video captioned, 'This really is the only way you should be eating a banana,' he is seen sitting at a table, fork and knife in tow, with a perfectly ripe banana in front of him on a plate.
'No, we don't pick it up and peel it like a primate,' Hanson said, kicking off his tutorial.
'Instead, we use a knife and fork. First, going from one end, cut it off, then cut off the other end, turning your knife on its side. Then score down the skin, peel back and eat like so,' the expert instructed.
The video is one of those things that people couldn't scroll past without giving their two cents — because it has over 200,000 views and over 40,000 comments.
'What kind of lazy, no-good servants do you have working for you in that big mansion that they didn't even PRE-PEEL YOUR BANANA before serving it?!?? Preposterous!' quipped one angry commenter.
'Bruh, you offended the entire world's population,' said someone else.
People seem to be offended by Hanson's claim that people don't know how to properly eat bananas.
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'Trolling us at this point,' read another comment.
And this isn't the first and only fruit Hanson has shown how to properly eat.
Grapes were Hanson's second victim — but that tutorial wasn't as controversial.
He said people should not pick grapes off one by one and pop them into their mouths.
Instead, the correct way to eat them with class is by cutting a smaller bunch using scissors to place the 'grapes on your plate and eat like so.'
Commenters were relieved that there was no fork involved in Hanson's grape-eating tutorial.
'I'm glad we didn't use the fork for this,' joked one person.
'So glad he's not using a fork and knife to do so…banana post got me traumatized,' another person chimed in.
All jokes aside — it is important to occasionally listen to etiquette experts, especially when it comes to dining out.
If you have reservations at a restaurant, always be sure to respect them.
'The service at the high-end restaurant is based upon everyone being there at the same time, on time,' etiquette expert Elaine Swann told Business Insider
If a place has a dress code, look it up beforehand and follow it.
'You might live in an area where the attire is more casual and shorts are acceptable, but that may not be acceptable in some higher-end restaurants,' Swann said.