Turia Pitt likened to “can of baked beans”
Motivational speaker and burns survivor Turia Pitt has shared a “compliment” she received during an encounter with a fellow traveller.
The 32-year-old shared a selfie taken on a plane and revealed that a man she met at the airport likened her to “a can of baked beans”.
“A very sweet man at the airport just told me that if you could personify a can of baked beans, it’d be me,” she wrote.
“It was meant as a very kind compliment (and I took it that way!) but... I have questions.
“Firstly, what is it about baked beans that reminds you of me? Their bland, formless shape? Their soft exterior?
“Am I the sort of bean you eat in a sad, cold, straight from the tin sort of way? Or am I served in a steaming pool, atop hot buttered toast, with a side of crispy bacon, in your kitchen on a winter’s morning? TELL ME MORE ABOUT MY LIFE AS A BAKED BEAN.”
Pitt’s followers added their two cents in the comment section.
“I survived off of brown beans and toast in college. You are life sustaining. A very important staple in many diets,” one commented.
“You can drop, kick, throw and dent a can of baked beans to within an inch of its life, and yet what’s inside will still be unwaveringly good,” another wrote. “So I can only assume he was referencing your ability to weather any number of storms and still be a top notch chick.”
An Instagram user commended Pitt’s positive take on the man’s statement. “Your positive outlook shines through in every aspect of your life! Love how you’ve laughed along with him - most things can be viewed positively, it’s how we choose to handle it, which is why you’re such a great ambassador of positivity and living life to the full.”