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

An etiquette expert and the author of a new book about manners is causing plenty of online chatter about the proper way to eat a banana and other common handheld foods.

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

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

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