Swedish minister admits to being extremely afraid of… bananas
Being afraid of spiders, heights or the dark doesn’t seem so strange to us. It’s actually quite common. But being afraid of bananas? Honestly, we’d never heard of that before. A Swedish female minister has now openly admitted that she has a severe banana phobia.
There are plenty of remarkable facts about bananas to be found. For example, that there are more than 1,000 varieties of bananas and that bananas are actually berries. We can now add another striking fact: a banana phobia exists. The yellow, curved fruit can give people the shivers. It doesn’t occur often, but it is certainly a well-founded fear. A serious banana problem, then.
Severe allergy turns out to be extreme fear
Previously, people spoke of a ”severe allergy” suffered by Paulina Brandberg, the minister in question. An leaked email stated that the rooms she visited had to be completely free of ”traces of bananas”. Her assistants were responsible for making the rooms she visited banana-free. In general, people have more understanding for an allergy. But it has now emerged that Minister Brandberg is truly dealing with a serious banana phobia.
A Swedish newspaper broke the news. Several Swedish ministers reacted very negatively. Not towards Minister Brandberg; she has actually received a great deal of support. The ministers believe it is unacceptable for something so personal to be made public just like that. Well, you can certainly see their point.
Afraid of banana bread?
Whether it is the shape, colour or smell that scares Minister Brandberg out of her wits is unknown. It is also unclear whether, for example, she is afraid of banana bread or banana sweets. We do know that the minister has sought professional help for her phobia.
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