I forgot my handkerchief!
By Denise
@petatonicsca (7070)
Japan
October 8, 2019 9:14pm CST
Does anyone today carry a handkerchief for blowing noses and wiping hands dry? We still do in Japan, especially the "older ladies". When I first came nearly forty years ago, you needed your handkerchief to dry your hands. Now they provide paper towels or electric hand dryer, but a lot of people still use their handkerchief.
I still use mine to blow my nose. I have quite a collection of them, since they are kind of a traditional gift for teachers.
Unfortunately, not one of my hundred and thirty (exaggerating) came with me to school today. So I have a tissue in my pocket and am feeling very non-ecologically correct!
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
9 Oct 19
I don't carry a handkerchief but I should now that the weather is getting colder.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
10 Oct 19
Do you have fall allergies? I do. They are just starting to kick in. (Today is the day after writing this and I have a handkerchief in my pocket today.)
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
10 Oct 19
@petatonicsca I don't have allergies. My nose runs more in the cold weather. It's very annoying.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Oct 19
Yes, I still use handkerchiefs especially when I have to blow my nose
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Oct 19
@petatonicsca No, I don't carry my towel. If I wash hands in the toilet, usually I will just let it dry naturally
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
10 Oct 19
So you carry your towel with you in your purse? Many women do that here too.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
9 Oct 19
i have always carried one because i sweat easily and it's humid here. but i also carry tissues for blowing my nose. why are tissues not ecological?
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
10 Oct 19
I think tissues are not ecological because they are made from trees. Tissues made from recycled paper and rags are not so bad, though they use chemicals to bleach and process. The softest tissues (and toilet paper) are made from virgin forests and so I think they are not helping the environment at all. I always get toilet paper that is made from recycled materials.
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@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Oct 19
On many a day, my mother's parting words were 'have you got a hankie?' My nose runs a little continually so a handkerchief is a must for me, as are garments with pockets. I panic a bit without one as I know I'm going to need it sooner or later.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
10 Oct 19
Same here. I hate it when I accidentally buy clothes with no pockets! At work I always have my office (teaching studio) keys in my pocket when I am in my classroom (two different places). So I have to carry both a handkerchief and my keys in my hand.
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