Former Butler to British Royal Family Slammed on Social Media for Saying Rice Shouldn’t be Eaten With Hands

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Zhi Hao
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Mr Grant Harrold is no ordinary person.

After all, he was once a butler to the British royal family, serving none other than the established Prince Charles himself, as well as his sons Prince William and Prince Harry.

So in terms of prestigious relations and royalty, he has probably seen it all.

However, it appears that bystanders have largely been sleeping on one of his more prominent traits:

His immense, immense bravado.

Because in all honesty, it takes more than just bravery to have the audacity to go up against not one, but several South and Southeast Asian cultures at one go.

Former Butler to British Royal Family Said That Rice Shouldn’t be Eaten With Hands

According to TODAYonline, Mr Grant Harold has attracted the wrong kind of attention for a Twitter post he created on Saturday (6 Mar).

His crime of passion? Reminding people to use utensils at the dining table.

And not exactly in a very passive manner too.

“Ladies and gentlemen, remember we always use a knife and fork or chopsticks to eat rice!
“We do not use our hands or fingers,” wrote Mr Harrold, who did not forget to include an aghast-looking emoji.
For the record, the tweet was accompanied by a photo of an individual utilising a knife and fork to gather the last remaining grains of rice on a plate.

All in all, not a very subtle message by any means.

Slammed on Social Media

Lest you’re unaware, numerous esteemed individuals have been chewed out by the Internet for less.

For instance, BBC host Hersha Patel was forced to confront the wrath of Uncle Roger and the entire Internet when she cooked rice the pasta way.

Fortunately, she has since redeemed herself in this video.

Another example would be the infamous Crispy Rendang Chicken saga, during which a number of established Masterchef UK judges dismissed a plate of nasi lemak because of its rendang chicken – which was deemed as not being crispy enough to warrant human consumption.

Unsurprisingly, the comments attracted the furore of several nations and even country leaders.

“Who eats chicken rendang with ‘crispy chicken’?” Prime Minister Najib Razak tweeted on Tuesday (April 3).

So as you may have gathered, it’s not exactly wise to badmouth cultural aspects without doing research beforehand…

A notion that Mr Grant Harold appears to have missed out on.

After his tweet went viral, numerous social media users turned up to slam his “advice”, stating that it was actually common for South and Southeast Asian cultures to use their hands during mealtimes.

“If you eat nasi padang with a knife and fork, you miss out on the fun, bro. I pity you,” said Twitter user @ladydevimon_.

Others dismissed his advice as nothing more than mere poppycock.

“Thank you very much but we prefer our hands and fingers to eat and we are unapologetic about it.
“We don’t need the so-called civilising colonisers anymore, we are an older civilisation than you,” wrote user @sonalika_kumar.
Suffice it to say; Netizens do not seem keen on taking his advice anytime soon.
According to TODAYonline, the former butler has not responded to the criticism yet, though he has since retweeted the original post to his Twitter profile.
The royal butler may be well-versed with pleasantries, but only time will tell whether he’s just as efficient with backlash and all the unpleasantries.
Feature Image: CatherineLProd / Shutterstock.com

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