Woman eats with bare hands on London tube: Internet loses its mind

The internet really never lets you live, does it? Take this woman on the London Tube who got absolutely slammed online just for doing something, maybe ever since she was a kid: eating with her bare hands.

Someone caught her on video eating without any spoon or fork and posted it online. Cue the internet outrage machine, judging her like she committed a crime. But honestly, eating with your hands? It’s not just “messy” it’s a way of connecting with your food that millions of people around the world have followed for centuries.

So this is london tube the new trend of eating biryani with bare hands is next sensation 🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/WaxbdvW8Pz

— •J• (@cjy) May 28, 2025

In places like India, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia, eating with your fingers is totally normal. It’s believed you can actually feel your food better, which makes it taste even more amazing. Plus, in Indian culture, your hands are seen as sacred, kind of like nature’s own utensils.

And eating with your hands is super social, too. Sharing food, scooping up curries, breaking bread, it’s all about the senses working together: taste, touch, smell, no forks or knives needed!

One internet user hit back hard: "Well done everyone. Poor girl had no idea she was being filmed. No outrage on that point; despite the worry of safety for women on public transport in London. Was probably hungry so had some food; like many do on our train network and as a result non stop judgment unleashed the racism judged Indians as ‘third worlders without manners’. Go on London Underground during summer when some random opens up a tuna sandwich. But we don’t raise it at the time. They paid to be on there like we have and they’re probably hungry. Slow effing clap."

Another added, “This is not the next sensation. In India we have been eating with bare hands for thousands of years. When you eat with hands you can feel the food you are eating. Eating with bare hands is natural. After all spoons were created by humans and not by God.”

Now, some cultures don’t really get the hand-eating thing and see it as rude or unhygienic. Western norms often tie good manners to using forks and knives, and touching food with your hands can be seen as sloppy or uncivilized.

But here’s the kicker: it’s all about perspective. What’s normal and respectful in one place might seem weird somewhere else. So next time you see someone eating with their hands, don’t jump to judge. It’s a beautiful tradition with deep cultural roots—and honestly, sometimes just slowing down and enjoying your food with all your senses is the way to go.