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Sarah Jane Smith eats oranges by directly biting them?

Am I just culturally ignorant or is this an odd way to eat an orange?

In 1976, the Doctor Who serial The Masque of Mandragora shows Sarah Jane Smith eating an orange by directly biting it, and then removing the peel from her mouth.

youtu.be/7s01oQ17E5c?si=7hKPsF…

Is this ... normal? Was this a thing in the 1970s? Am I taking crazy pills?

I mean, obviously you can bite straight into a lemon, as the peel is mild enough to just directly eat.

To be clear, Sarah Jane Smith is an ordinary British human from 1980, and she is on Earth. This is a normal Earth orange tree with normal oranges.

#DoctorWho #Oranges


in reply to 🌴 Seph πŸ’­ πŸ‘Ύ

I used to work for a Hong Kong Chinese family. One of the sons ate oranges and apples like that. Spit out the skins.
Only person I have met that did that, except as a joke or for shock value.
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