Etiquette expert criticized for claiming 'only way' to eat a banana is with knife and fork

An etiquette adept and the writer of a caller publication astir manners is causing plentifulness of online chatter astir the due mode to devour a banana and different communal handheld foods.

William Hanson is the writer of "Just Good Manners: A Quintessential Guide to Courtesy, Charm, Grace and Decorum," which was released connected May 27.

Hanson is an enforcement manager of London's The English Manner, the "leading etiquette and protocol institute" successful the United Kingdom, according to its website.

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He's besides gained a ample assemblage with his etiquette videos connected societal media, with implicit 6 cardinal followers connected Instagram and TikTok combined.

In a caller video, Hanson talked astir "the lone mode you should beryllium eating a banana."

"The lone way" to devour a banana, says 1 etiquette expert, is with a weapon and fork. (iStock)

"No, we don't prime it up and peel it similar a primate," Hanson, who declined to beryllium interviewed, said successful the video.

"Instead, we usage a weapon and fork. First, going from 1 end, chopped it off, past chopped disconnected the different end, turning your weapon connected its side. Then people down the skin, peel backmost and devour similar so."

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The video shows him eating a banana portion with a fork.

It has prompted implicit 200,000 views and implicit 28,000 comments.

The conception of eating a banana with cutlery has prompted scores of comments connected societal media. (iStock)

"I'm not doing other dishes for a banana, William," 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

"That's capable now, William! Time out!" wrote different commenter.

"Bruh, you offended the full world's population," said different person.

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He has akin videos astir the due mode to devour grapes, atom and peas.

But what's supposedly blase successful England whitethorn travel crossed arsenic peculiar successful the United States.

In America, it's perfectly acceptable to devour a banana with your hands, different etiquette adept told Fox News Digital. (iStock)

"There are decidedly antithetic customs successful different countries, but astir often you volition not beryllium served a full banana with the peel successful astir ceremonial settings," Diane Gottsman, laminitis and proprietor of the Protocol School of Texas successful San Antonio, told Fox News Digital.

Gottsman called Hanson "a fantastic personality." She said it's perfectly acceptable to devour a banana with your hands.

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"There is seldom a clip erstwhile you volition beryllium served a full banana astatine a ceremonial function," she said. 

"The champion happening to bash is observe the big and travel the aforesaid technique."