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Danielle Kate Wroe

Etiquette expert slammed after telling women how to eat a burger to be 'elegant'

It's 2023, and many people have learned to live on their own terms, regardless of what other people think about them. But one woman thinks that women should be striving to act 'elegant', admitting in her TikTok bio that she strives for 'elegance and femininity'.

Antonia Higham regularly shares videos on her @antoniahigham account about how women can do things 'elegantly', such as eating salads, pasta, and her latest offering shows how to eat a burger 'properly' - but some people weren't convinced.

She captioned the controversial clip: "Elegant ladies never eat a burger like this". Antonia then proceeded to show how not to eat the tasty treat.

She said you must not 'pick it up and shove it in', meaning if you don't like to mess about when eating, you're out of luck.

If you 'pick it apart', according to Antonia that's also a no-no, and 'dunking it in the sauce' is also frowned upon.

Instead, the 'proper' way to eat your burger is by 'cutting it in half' first, then you should 'proceed to cut small bite-sized pieces' and eat it with a knife and fork that way.

In the comments section, however, people were not convinced by her unusual burger-eating method and called her out for it.

One wrote: "Just eat it the way you want, no need to be elegant when it comes to eating a burger."

"Then I guess I'm not elegant", someone joked, followed by a crying with laughter emoji.

Another defiantly wrote: "I refuse to eat a burger cut up in pieces like I'm a child."

One TikToker tried to reason with Antonia, commenting: "Here is the thing though, if you choose to eat a burger, eat it without utensils. A burger is a finger food therefore it's appropriate to eat with your fingers."

How do you eat your burger? Let us know in the comments.

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