Do you use a handkerchief or tissues ?
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11256)
United Kingdom
March 18, 2026 1:13pm CST
When I was a child I had loads of hankies …they had pictures of nursery rhymes on them, days of the week, flowers, all very lovely ….and I did use them.
However, as I got older I found that I didn’t much like carrying all that ….sn*t ….around in my pocket.
And what happened when your hankie was ‘full’…..
So, now I use tissues …easy to use, and then throw straight away !
Much more hygienic I think …..
What do you use ?
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@xFiacre (14783)
• Ireland
18 Mar
@traceyjayne My father, when he was 90, asked me to get him some hankies. I asked if he meant tissues and he was most offended. Apparently tissue are for women. I still have the cloth hankies I then bought him. And weren’t linen handkerchiefs often given as gifts?
@Traceyjayne (11256)
• United Kingdom
18 Mar
I often bought hankies as gifts …only for those I knew used them though….
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@xFiacre (14783)
• Ireland
18 Mar
@Traceyjayne My friend’s granny bought him and his wife 144 (a gross!!) toilet rolls for Christmas. Just saying.
@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
19 Mar
Tissues by the carload. The dryness of having the heat on makes me stuff up and makes my nose run.
@pitsipeahie (5758)
•
19 Mar
Same with you, when I was a kid till around college, I don't go out without a hanky but when I began to work that's when I had a change of habit. I find using tissue more practical and hygienic so from then on, for like 30 years already, no more hanky for me.
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
19 Mar
When I was still a student, I used to carry a handkerchief with me, but now I just use tissues.
@DaddyEvil (174228)
• United States
18 Mar
We had handkerchiefs when I was growing up but mom switched us to Kleenex tissues when they became available because she hated washing handkerchiefs... I carry a small travel pack of tissues in my pocket when we leave the house.
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
19 Mar
I also had lots of pretty hankies but now I use tissues.
Boy, I had forgotten how pretty some of those hankies were.
@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Mar
I always have a hankie with me. I'm forever blowing my nose but rarely does my hankie get full.
