BLOWING NOSE on a DATE? At the table?
So..what was the guy supposed to do? Let his snot drip onto the table? In the grand scheme of things a loud nose blower is pretty low on the list. If he is a nice guy, has good manners for the most part, is kind, attentive...come on! There is more to a relationship than the decibel level associated with blowing ones nose! Perhaps she should look at the evening as a whole rather than fixate on one thing.
Why do people blow their noses at the table in restaurants?
Do you really expect them to get up each time they blow their nose when they have a cold or when they sneeze? Or what if they are in the middle of a really good conversation or are doing important business? People need to grow up and realize that someone blowing their nose is just that. I don't get what's so disgusting about it. Do you think it's digusting when YOU blow your nose?
Why do people find it necessary to blow their noses after they eat a meal?
I don't think this was asked in the context of spicy foods, so if that's your intent others cover it.My experience is that I'm often unaware of how plugged my nose is. Eating food makes me chew and have things in my mouth, which forces me to breathe through my nose. Having to breathe only through my nose causes me to realize how plugged it is and how difficult breathing is.Unfortunately, there is often a social or germ related reason that I don't get up when this is realized during my meal.Socially, I don't wish to interrupt a conversation with another person because it's enjoyable and would feel awkward to abandon the table. I tough it out during the meal, but it is common and acceptable where I live to use the restroom after eating a meal even if before leaving a restaurant. This gives me an easy opportunity to blow my nose.Germ-wise, my conscious thoughts related to germs are increased while eating. This discourages me from the idea of visiting a restroom in the middle of a meal even though my cleanliness standards and germ aversion will be the same. It's not logical, it's just my mysophobic tendencies getting the better of me. The same germs exist on the exterior handle and everywhere inside whether I visit during a meal or after one, but it feels worse visiting during a meal.Didn't I visit the restroom to wash my hands before I ate, dispensing paper towels upon entering so that I could grab the paper towel to dispense more paper towels, then using that paper tower to turn the faucet on, washing my hands, using the pre-dispensed paper towels to dry my hands and turn the faucet off, thereafter using said paper towels on the door handle to open it?Yes, but my nose didn't feel plugged then.Add to this that it feels very rude and gross and distracting for me to blow my nose with someone in front of or near me, and you have a good candidate for blowing one’s nose after eating a meal.
When at a restaurant, why do people blow their nose while sitting at the table?
Are they just too lazy to get up and go to the restroom? I find this to be both rude and discusting!! Would it be wrong for me to say something to the person that does this? I mean, how can I actually enjoy or even eat my food when this is going on at the table next to me?!
Would you blow your nose at your table in a restaurant, or would you go into the bathroom?
I personally would go to the restroom to blow my nose because in front of someone is super uncomfortable and embarrassing; I don’t want anyone seeing me lol plus I do like to blow my nose freely! Also in front of people at a restaurant I consider it rude… I have had people clean their nose in front of me and I’m left disgusted, without an appetite so I don’t want others to feel the same way…
Is it rude to blow your nose at the dinner table?
Someone in my family does this almost without fail, every single time we sit down for a meal. And it's a disgusting old handkerchief that has been in use all day long! Anyone think this is rude?
Do you feel that it's appropriate to blow your nose at the table in a restaurant?
Absolutely not. So many germs are spread by blowing your nose that they can't all possibly be collected by blowing into a napkin. And if you're in a nice restaurant, it would be apalling to blow your nose into a linen napkin and leave it for someone else to clean. How disgusting! But I'm not necessarily in agreement with the addition to the question. Yes, I have seen caregivers bring the elderly into restaurants, and I believe that they get somewhat of a free pass on these issues. They're nearing the end of their lives, and I appreciate that someone cares enough for them to give them a few enjoyable moments as they grow older and are unable to do for themselves. It's not the caretaker's responsibility to sort through their patients and determine who is "fit" for society and who isn't ... and it would be a terrible shame to leave someone behind simply because they've lost the ability to function as they did when they were younger and to care for themselves. In these situations, the host/ess or server who seats the table should take care to put them in an unobtrusive spot. The elderly will probably appreciate a quieter spot out of the way, and it wouldn't be obtrusive to patrons.