A friend told me one time that the world is divided into these two camps, and that each side dislikes the other (snifflers think it's gross to blow your nose in public; Kleenex users think sniffling is revolting).

I'm in the Kleenex user camp, and the woman sitting next to me at the office today is clearly not. I want to clock her right in her effing face.

You would post this on a day when Mr. Postnasaldrip is at his finest. I have snorting/sniffling and blowing into Kleenex. Gawd, he's disgusting.

Genesia said:

You would post this on a day when Mr. Postnasaldrip is at his finest. I have snorting/sniffling and blowing into Kleenex. Gawd, he's disgusting.

This probably doesn't help you, but I feel a little better knowing someone else is suffering similarly today.

Have I done this thread before? I'm having deja vu, and I think I might have. Sniffling is so gross to me that it's a constant source of irritation, so I very well might have done this exact thread several times.

Efan said:

Genesia said:

You would post this on a day when Mr. Postnasaldrip is at his finest. I have snorting/sniffling and blowing into Kleenex. Gawd, he's disgusting.

This probably doesn't help you, but I feel a little better knowing someone else is suffering similarly today.

Have I done this thread before? I'm having deja vu, and I think I might have. Sniffling is so gross to me that it's a constant source of irritation, so I very well might have done this exact thread several times.

If you did, I don't remember. And it is worth repeating. Snifflers should be maimed.

They are both pretty gross if you think about it.

Genesia said:

Efan said:

This probably doesn't help you, but I feel a little better knowing someone else is suffering similarly today.

Have I done this thread before? I'm having deja vu, and I think I might have. Sniffling is so gross to me that it's a constant source of irritation, so I very well might have done this exact thread several times.

If you did, I don't remember. And it is worth repeating. Snifflers should be maimed.

Both are gross. When I have a cold, I usually Sudafed up, just so I'm not sniffling/blowing non-stop. But if I do have to do a "big blow," I take my Kleenex to the bathroom. That way, I can look in the mirror afterward and make sure there are no embarrassing reminders.

Genesia said:

Both are gross. When I have a cold, I usually Sudafed up, just so I'm not sniffling/blowing non-stop. But if I do have to do a "big blow," I take my Kleenex to the bathroom. That way, I can look in the mirror afterward and make sure there are no embarrassing reminders.

This.

That's the way God intended.

I get allergies. And I won't take allergy meds because they make me feel worse than the allergies do. Most of the time, it just makes me sneezy (and boy, do I SNEEZE) but on the days it makes me stuffy or if I have a lingering cold that is no longer debilitating, I blow my nose at my desk at work on occasion. Why? Cause I'm not running to the bathroom several times an hour.

I DO excuse myself if it's more than a quick blow, mostly to wash my hands after, but also to avoid annoying my neighbors ALL the livelong day. But there will be times I blow right at my desk.

So there.

CarrieMpls said:

I get allergies. And I won't take allergy meds because they make me feel worse than the allergies do. Most of the time, it just makes me sneezy (and boy, do I SNEEZE) but on the days it makes me stuffy or if I have a lingering cold that is no longer debilitating, I blow my nose at my desk at work on occasion. Why? Cause I'm not running to the bathroom several times an hour.

I DO excuse myself if it's more than a quick blow, mostly to wash my hands after, but also to avoid annoying my neighbors ALL the livelong day. But there will be times I blow right at my desk.

So there.

I'm okay with this. It is a million times better than sniffling.

I don't know...

Sniffling drives me insane!

It depends when it comes to nose-blowing. It's gross, but sometimes it can't be helped.

Honestly, I have "nasal issues", so I very rarely blow my nose.

BUT blowing your nose at the table in completely inexcusable in my book.

When I hear that nasty honking sound in a restaurant, I want to scream!

On Christmas, my best friend blew his nose at the table, put the napkin down next to his plate, and continue to eat like it was no big deal.

My sister threw her fork down, and I looked at him and said, "Really?!"

My father just walked into the dining room.

He said, "What?" THEN he reached for seconds!

I WAS THROUGH!

Just Ew.

chocolate1 said:

I don't know...

Sniffling drives me insane!

It depends when it comes to nose-blowing. It's gross, but sometimes it can't be helped.

Honestly, I have "nasal issues", so I very rarely blow my nose.

BUT blowing your nose at the table in completely inexcusable in my book.

When I hear that nasty honking sound in a restaurant, I want to scream!

On Christmas, my best friend blew his nose at the table, put the napkin down next to his plate, and continue to eat like it was no big deal.

My sister threw her fork down, and I looked at him and said, "Really?!"

My father just walked into the dining room.

He said, "What?" THEN he reached for seconds!

I WAS THROUGH!

Just Ew.

Now THAT is inexcusable.

Efan said:

CarrieMpls said:

I get allergies. And I won't take allergy meds because they make me feel worse than the allergies do. Most of the time, it just makes me sneezy (and boy, do I SNEEZE) but on the days it makes me stuffy or if I have a lingering cold that is no longer debilitating, I blow my nose at my desk at work on occasion. Why? Cause I'm not running to the bathroom several times an hour.

I DO excuse myself if it's more than a quick blow, mostly to wash my hands after, but also to avoid annoying my neighbors ALL the livelong day. But there will be times I blow right at my desk.

So there.

I'm okay with this. It is a million times better than sniffling.

Agreed.

Efan said:

CarrieMpls said:

I get allergies. And I won't take allergy meds because they make me feel worse than the allergies do. Most of the time, it just makes me sneezy (and boy, do I SNEEZE) but on the days it makes me stuffy or if I have a lingering cold that is no longer debilitating, I blow my nose at my desk at work on occasion. Why? Cause I'm not running to the bathroom several times an hour.

I DO excuse myself if it's more than a quick blow, mostly to wash my hands after, but also to avoid annoying my neighbors ALL the livelong day. But there will be times I blow right at my desk.

So there.

I'm okay with this. It is a million times better than sniffling.

Sniffling is compulsive, too. Those who do it seem to do it more than is actually necessary.

chocolate1 said:

I don't know...

Sniffling drives me insane!

It depends when it comes to nose-blowing. It's gross, but sometimes it can't be helped.

Honestly, I have "nasal issues", so I very rarely blow my nose.

BUT blowing your nose at the table in completely inexcusable in my book.

When I hear that nasty honking sound in a restaurant, I want to scream!

On Christmas, my best friend blew his nose at the table, put the napkin down next to his plate, and continue to eat like it was no big deal.

My sister threw her fork down, and I looked at him and said, "Really?!"

My father just walked into the dining room.

He said, "What?" THEN he reached for seconds!

I WAS THROUGH!

Just Ew.

Oh, my God, no. No, he did NOT.

My dad did not tolerate any, and I mean ANY, kind of grossness at the table. It rubbed off on most of his kids, too.

I am like Carrie, but I do know that a sniffler is also a poor planner. Someone who needs tissue but doesn't have any. So the sniffler will sniff away or "wipe" excessively.... which is gross.

So when I hear a sniffler, I quickly offer tissue. I don't care if its a complete stranger I met on the street, they usually are thankful and I keep it moving.

THE absolute worse is dealing with a person you have to exchange papers/money/writing utensils (like a store clerk or a bank teller) and having to touch what they touch after wiping their gross wet nose.

Efan said:

A friend told me one time that the world is divided into these two camps, and that each side dislikes the other (snifflers think it's gross to blow your nose in public; Kleenex users think sniffling is revolting).

I'm in the Kleenex user camp, and the woman sitting next to me at the office today is clearly not. I want to clock her right in her effing face.

You'd haaaate me. I'm a sniffler and I've always thought it was incredibly gross when people blow their nose in any circumstance other than alone in the privacy of a bathroom.

In Japan they put on a face mask when they have a cold (a lot of people think they do it to protect themselves against others but that's a misconception). Then they sneeze and breathe and drip and sniffle inside the mask all day. It's actually very considerate since it prevents contagion. But I wouldn't want to be around when they come back home in the evening and take it off. lol

oh either is ok with me ~ just as long as they dont wipe it on their hand and draw it all the way up 2 the elbow