That viral meme about the 'correct way' to open a banana is wrong and I'll die on this hill

I saw that meme floating around showing people opening bananas from the bottom like monkeys do, and everyone in the comments was saying it's the only proper method... so I tried it four times on a bunch last Tuesday and snapped the stem off every single time, leaving bruised fruit. It took me 12 minutes to clean up the mess and get the banana open the normal way from the top. Am I missing something here or is it just a gimmick that doesn't work for everyone?

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kaiharris7d ago

...actually yeah you kinda changed my mind with that one, I was all about the bottom thing for a while but you're right that it's just a different way to hold it and not some life changing hack.

briancarter4d ago

Yeah I folded the other day and tried it and my banana was basically mush after.

hollyc927d ago

Honestly, is opening a banana really something people need to get this worked up about? I tried the bottom method once, it was a sticky mess, and I just went back to grabbing it from the stem. Tbh, I think the whole debate is just a way for people to feel superior about something tiny, but at the end of the day we're all just eating the same fruit. Ngl, if it takes you 12 minutes to clean up and get a banana open, maybe the real issue is you're overthinking a piece of produce. I'm not saying the meme is wrong, I'm saying people act like it's a life hack when it's just a different way to hold a banana. So yeah, I think you're fine, and the hill is not worth dying on.