Is blowing your nose in public rude?

[Anonymous]

Ideally you would go to the bathroom to do this, or do it in the privacy of your office and wash up before interacting. (Or better yet, just stay home if you can.)

Non-ideally, you do some mild blowing / sniffles cleaning in "public". If it is a huge and loud blow, you step out of the room at minimum. Unless you really can't.

If you can't, you can't, and life will go on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about big honking nose blowing or a quick wipe of allergy sniffles?

Both. I would expect someone to excuse themselves and go do that in the washroom. But I was raised with manners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we talking about big honking nose blowing or a quick wipe of allergy sniffles?

Both. I would expect someone to excuse themselves and go do that in the washroom. But I was raised with manners.

I was raised with manners, but there's some gray area here. I think if you need to do a big honker you excuse yourself, but if I'm out walking my dog and my nose runs from the cold of what have you, heck yes I am using a tissue to blow my nose in public on the street and not running to a restroom. The alternative is having snot run down your face or doing that horrible snorting thing PPs referenced, which is truly disgusting. Strangers in the city can deal with me wiping at my nose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP probably thinks servers in restaurants and other service workers are allowed to leave their jobs to blow their noses and then wash their hands. Not how it happens.

The vast majority of the people here whining that they simply must continue to blow their noses in public are not teachers, students, cashiers or restaurant workers. They could be polite, but choose not to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More than happy to blow my nose in public. You give me a side eye and I'll open the tissue and ask if you want to take a look at my creation.

I hope you’re in seventh grade, because otherwise, how embarrassing for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A little discreet wiping of the nose? Not ideal but okay. A full-on honking nose blow? Seek privacy please. It is gross.

+1

Some people thinks a loud, hard blow brings shock value and need attention they didn't get from mommy and daddy - same with anything gross or inappropriate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP probably thinks servers in restaurants and other service workers are allowed to leave their jobs to blow their noses and then wash their hands. Not how it happens.

The vast majority of the people here whining that they simply must continue to blow their noses in public are not teachers, students, cashiers or restaurant workers. They could be polite, but choose not to.

+1. Exactly. Ignore and move on, OP - don't give them the attention they are seeking.

[Anonymous]

I try to get to someplace private--bathroom stall, my car. It only really grosses me out when people blow their nose at the table next to you. I don't want that near my food and I know the sound alone ruins some people's dinners.

[Anonymous]

No, it's better than letting snot drip from your nose or constantly sucking it back into your nostrils. Wash your hands and try not to look at the tissue to see your handiwork.