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Woman’s Bare-Handed Curry Lunch on London Tube Prompts Etiquette Debate

Transport for London maintains that eating is permitted on the Tube despite hygiene concerns.

A woman in London was spotted eating with bare hands and talking on the phone.
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Overview

  • A viral TikTok clip shows an Indian-origin woman eating curry and rice with her bare hand while on a moving Tube carriage, sparking fierce online division.
  • Transport for London’s Conditions of Carriage explicitly allow food and drink on the network and officials say there are no plans to impose a ban.
  • Critics warn of hygiene risks, odors and litter on trains that receive nightly spot cleans but only deep cleans every two to three days.
  • Supporters defend the practice as a cultural norm and a practical necessity for commuters with tight schedules or medical needs.
  • The debate revives a 2019 recommendation by then Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies to ban eating on public transport, which never became law.