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"Turn Fast Food Into Slow Food" - Internet Reacts To Etiquette Coach's Method To Eat French Fries

British etiquette coach William Hanson has gone viral again for his advice on the 'right' way to eat French fries in a formal dining setting. Foodies had a lot to say about it.

"Turn Fast Food Into Slow Food" - Internet Reacts To Etiquette Coach's Method To Eat French Fries
A viral video by a popular British etiquette coach shows the 'formal' method to eat French fries
Photo Credit: Instagram/ williamhanson
  • William Hanson advises eating French fries with a knife and fork in fine dining
  • Fries should be decanted onto a plate before eating, not picked up by hand
  • The video sparked disbelief and sarcastic reactions from social media users
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British etiquette coach William Hanson is well-known for his formal dining advice on social media. He often shares suggestions on the "correct" way of eating a wide variety of common food items in formal settings. Recently, he took to Instagram to share the 'right' method to eat French fries at a fine-dining establishment. His suggestions raised many eyebrows online and sparked a range of funny reactions. William Hanson starts by saying that fries are not considered finger food in formal dining. "So we're not going to pick up, dunk, and eat."

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Instead, he advises people to first "decant" a few fries from the bucket onto the plate and eat them using a knife and fork. He is seen cutting into a single long piece of a fry to demonstrate what he means. Watch the complete viral video below:

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Foodies had a lot to say about the viral video. Some responded with disbelief, others with sarcasm. Check out some of their reactions below:

"How to turn fast food into slow food."

"I'm unreasonably angry at this."

"This is too much stress on the body."

"Kindly take those fries away from him."

"When I heard 'decant' ... I knew it was all over."

"Your way of eating takes so much time that before finishing the food, I would be hungry again."

"Finally, now I know how Italians feel when someone breaks spaghetti."

"I finally figured out who your target audience is: people who are eating lunch with the King of England."

"The man was born with a fork and a knife in his hands."

"I'd love to see you do a McDonald's etiquette video."

Before this, William Hanson's video about the right way to hold a wine glass and a teacup grabbed many eyeballs on social media recently. Read the full viral story here.

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