Blowing your nose

Kiera

What’s the polite practice for blowing your nose? I find it extremely rude when people do it in front of you. I don’t want to hear the snots coming down your nose thank you very much. My boss just did it there and looked at her feckin tissue. What do you do?

CreepingDeath

Kiera wrote: »

What’s the polite practice for blowing your nose?

It's allowed among consenting adults.

Puddleduck

I do that, but Im just checking that I didnt blow so hard some of my brain came out.

I reccomend using vast amounts of tissue, cover half your face with it, blow, keep hiding your face till your sure you have properly removed the snot from your face.

Gumbo

Kiera wrote: »

What’s the polite practice for blowing your nose? I find it extremely rude when people do it in front of you. I don’t want to hear the snots coming down your nose thank you very much. My boss just did it there and looked at her feckin tissue. What do you do?

i have that force of habit, always look at my tissue after blowing it, it gives you a sense of accomplishment (sp), knowing those nasty buggers are out of your body!

ceegee

Kiera wrote: »

What’s the polite practice for blowing your nose? I find it extremely rude when people do it in front of you. I don’t want to hear the snots coming down your nose thank you very much. My boss just did it there and looked at her feckin tissue. What do you do?

Get your mammy do to it for you. She should also pick your boyfriends.
NB: Dont mix the two up.

Gone Drinking

Kiera wrote: »

What’s the polite practice for blowing your nose? I find it extremely rude when people do it in front of you. I don’t want to hear the snots coming down your nose thank you very much. My boss just did it there and looked at her feckin tissue. What do you do?

Wow, id hate to see your reaction if someone blew their beans in front of you

ScumLord

I always feel the need to blow my nose after a meal, even when I'm out. I'm always worried it's considered rude but I have to do it. Maybe I'll start using tissues instead of holding one nostril closed and aiming at the ground.

Podman

Gone Drinking wrote: »

Wow, id hate to see your reaction if someone blew their beans in front of you

wtf?

What about when a bit goes on your head and you don't notice until after the interview.

Zadkiel

chompy wrote: »

wtf?

What about when a bit goes on your head and you don't notice until after the interview.

LOL!:D

Snowie

welll she could of walked over to the bin push one nostril in and done the exhale out of the noise heavly one ....

ejmaztec

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

welll she could of walked over to the bin push one nostril in and done the exhale out of the noise heavly one ....

That takes quite a bit of skill and should only be witnessed once. :eek:

jim o doom

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

welll she could of walked over to the bin push one nostril in and done the exhale out of the noise heavly one ....

ahh the old man method - classic & I use it all the time.. but only when there are no witnesses.

But be wary the "failed attempt" whereupon you do not exert enough nasal force and it is left hanging from your face! nasty.

az2wp0sye65487

I'm a bit of a reguar 'nose-blower' myself, when I haven't shaved in a day or so and use a soft tissue, bits of the tissue usually stick to my face between my nose and upper lip. so it looks like I was just doing coke...

BaconZombie

This gets more completed when you have a beard.

chompy wrote: »

wtf?

What about when a bit goes on your head and you don't notice until after the interview.

chin_grin

Afterwards make sure you lick your top lip. Gets rid of any unwanted snotoplasm. You don't want to look like you've just been drinking a shamrock shake with no lid on. ....mmmmmm sounds kinky.

shamblertine

I think its revolting. Its usually the foreigners in the office that do it (oh oh oh RASCIST RASCIST!!!!), they should have the decency to do it when they're in the toilet or alone in the hallway or whatever. I don't want to hear phlemy snotty **** coming out of some inconsiderate knobheads nose every 5 ****ing minutes when I'm trying to concentrate on my work. :mad:

chin_grin

shamblertine wrote: »

RASCIST RASCIST!!!!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Latchy

Always blow out of each nostril separately , just like the footballers do with the one finger trick except you will use a hanky

chin_grin

latchyco wrote: »

Always blow out of each nostril separately , just like the footballers do with the one finger trick except you will use a hanky

Or have a metal bucket handy so it makes that delightul "ting" noise.

jim o doom

shamblertine wrote: »

I think its revolting. Its usually the foreigners in the office that do it (oh oh oh RASCIST RASCIST!!!!), they should have the decency to do it when they're in the toilet or alone in the hallway or whatever. I don't want to hear phlemy snotty **** coming out of some inconsiderate knobheads nose every 5 ****ing minutes when I'm trying to concentrate on my work. :mad:

Well I'm Irish and I blow my nose whenever I feel like it - I couldn't give a good god damn what someone else thinks about the noise. So factor that into yer racist views.

Gummy Panda

Kiera wrote: »

What’s the polite practice for blowing your nose? I find it extremely rude when people do it in front of you. I don’t want to hear the snots coming down your nose thank you very much. My boss just did it there and looked at her feckin tissue. What do you do?

i hate that. Having a conversation with someone then they blow their nose in front of you. Also hated it while working in retail and seeing a staff member doing it in front of customers. Go out the back and do it!! :mad:

Podman

chin_grin wrote: »

Afterwards make sure you lick your top lip. Gets rid of any unwanted snotoplasm. You don't want to look like you've just been drinking a shamrock shake with no lid on..

Ever see a bearded cyclist with a cold? When they try to blow into a hankie or sneeze, it's like they had that shamrock shake thrown over them. Standing there all drippy and stuffed.

chin_grin

Gummy Panda wrote: »

i hate that. Having a conversation with someone then they blow their nose in front of you. Also hated it while working in retail and seeing a staff member doing it in front of customers. Go out the back and do it!! :mad:

It is SFW, don't let the name fool you.

shamblertine

jim o doom wrote: »

Well I'm Irish and I blow my nose whenever I feel like it - I couldn't give a good god damn what someone else thinks about the noise. So factor that into yer racist views.

Its not rascism, its an observation- my office is half n half in terms of irish and foreigners, the foreigners blow their noses a lot more often than the Irish. And theres not a thing you can do about this fact

Wagon

Kiera wrote: »

What do you do?

I blow it into a tissue and not in your hair.

Latchy

chin_grin wrote: »

Or have a metal bucket handy so it makes that delightul "ting" noise.

Just like a spittoon ugggh

seanybiker

lol. Im fairly sure its allowed to blow yer nose . Its the people who go to work and post on boards about other people i worry about.
Lol

Latchy

seanybiker wrote: »

lol. Im fairly sure its allowed to blow yer nose . Its the people who go to work and post on boards about other people i worry about.
Lol

Perhaps it's now the age of Intolerence we live in .

Boskowski

chin_grin wrote: »

Or have a metal bucket handy so it makes that delightul "ting" noise.

I love this thread so much!

Dudess

shamblertine wrote: »

Its not rascism, its an observation- my office is half n half in terms of irish and foreigners, the foreigners blow their noses a lot more often than the Irish. And theres not a thing you can do about this fact

Are there any English/American/other English-speaking western nationalities in your office? And if so, would you put them in the "Irish" or "foreign" category?

Latchy

Originally Posted by shamblertine
Its not rascism, its an observation- my office is half n half in terms of irish and foreigners, the foreigners blow their noses a lot more often than the Irish. And theres not a thing you can do about this fact

An overexaggeration if ever there was one :rolleyes:.

Our cold damp climate ensures that a large % of the population will always be blowing their nose.

OldGoat

latchyco wrote: »

Perhaps it's now the age of Intolerence we live in .

I’m living in the age of apath… meh

Latchy

OldGoat wrote: »

I’m living in the age of apath… meh

You and millions of others ....meh

ShooterSF

When people are ignorant or rude to me, half way through their rant I'll pull out the hankey and go to work on a deep buried snot. There is nothing better at letting someone know you don't care.

Ruu_Old

I raise my pinky when using a hankerchief.

Latchy

ShooterSF wrote: »

There is nothing better at letting someone know you don't care.

A good yawn does the trick for me .

ShooterSF

latchyco wrote: »

A good yawn does the trick for me .

Too obvious This method is great cause as shown people aren't sure if it's rude or not so they can't get angry over it

Latchy

ShooterSF wrote: »

Too obvious This method is great cause as shown people aren't sure if it's rude or not so they can't get angry over it

I dont care if they get angry or not ,I'll be to busy yawing or falling asleep to notice

Sgt Hartman

Dudess wrote: »

Are there any English/American/other English-speaking western nationalities in your office? And if so, would you put them in the "Irish" or "foreign" category?

Dudess, as he already mentioned, his opinion is based on his own observations, why are you trying to hound him like this.
Also, in regards to your sig on people who always use the term "PC" in an argument, the same sentence can also be applied to people who constantly use the word "racist" in an argument. Just thought I'd mention that:-)

Daroxtar

A rich man wraps it carefully in silk and puts it in his pocket, a poor man throws it on the ground. Strange stuff, snot.

Snowie

ejmaztec wrote: »

That takes quite a bit of skill and should only be witnessed once. :eek:

handy when your soaked head to do toe cause snot just sticks do you when your hands are wet so anying...

jim o doom wrote: »

ahh the old man method - classic & I use it all the time.. but only when there are no witnesses.

But be wary the "failed attempt" whereupon you do not exert enough nasal force and it is left hanging from your face! nasty.

its like eating a take a way slice of pizza head way more forward then your body garinted not to get tomato and peporoni on your white shirt;)

grahamo

Instead of fumbling through your pockets looking for hankies close one nostril with forefinger and spray contents of other nostril out all over wall/floor, then close other nostril and repeat. This saves you having to check contents of hanky as you can clearly see the snots all over the room, saving you time.:D

Snowie

grahamo wrote: »

Instead of fumbling through your pockets looking for hankies close one nostril with forefinger and spray contents of other nostril out all over wall/floor, then close other nostril and repeat. This saves you having to check contents of hanky as you can clearly see the snots all over the room, saving you time.:D

Its allready been said ya pleb :P

ScumLord

shamblertine wrote: »

Its not rascism, its an observation- my office is half n half in terms of irish and foreigners, the foreigners blow their noses a lot more often than the Irish. And theres not a thing you can do about this fact

That's disgusting they should pick their nose in private like the rest of us. That's only disgusting if your caught.

Kiera

ScumLord wrote: »

That's disgusting they should pick their nose in private like the rest of us. That's only disgusting if your caught.

They should also blow their nose in private! Its gross hearing bubbly snots going onto a tissue *shudder*

mumhaabu

I blew my nose last December only to dislodge this beast, I am going for a consultation to get the rest removed next month! I fired out another one at 38,000feet aboard Ryanair last week, I reckon the lower air pressure helped it.

Kiera

mumhaabu wrote: »

I blew my nose last December only to dislodge this beast, I am going for a consultation to get the rest removed next month! I fired out another one at 38,000feet aboard Ryanair last week, I reckon the lower air pressure helped it.

OMG that was you :eek: I never want to see those pics again.

Dudess

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

Dudess, as he already mentioned, his opinion is based on his own observations, why are you trying to hound him like this.

Just the use of the term "foreign" - it's really, really, really vague.

Also, in regards to your sig on people who always use the term "PC" in an argument, the same sentence can also be applied to people who constantly use the word "racist" in an argument. Just thought I'd mention that:-)

Oh yeah I know. I agree it's extremely lazy to just throw out the "R" word when it's not warranted - and it doesn't make for good arguing.

ShooterSF

Dudess wrote: »

Just the use of the term "foreign" - it's really, really, really vague.

Not really vague as such, more mis-used or even selective. But the word foreigner is pretty precise and the only vague area is probably northern irish.

Podman

I think it's better to blow the nose in a hankie rather than stand there gasping for air through the mouth, trying to look sophistimacated. And definitely better than nostril mining.

More polite to blow in private though, somewhere with a mirror is best so you can check your mustache, shirt, or general mush before heading back out to impress the rest of the world

Gazza22

It's perfectly normal but i don't really like people doing it onfront of me especially when their nose is completely full of crap with a cold or something.

And people who look at the tissue afterwards? GTFO!