Are you supposed to get up from the dinner table and leave the room every time you have to blow your nose? What about at a restaurant?
2006-11-08 03:46:12 · 14 answers · asked by butrcupps 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
To blow your nose -- yes. To wipe your nose, not necessarily.
If your nose is absolutely crazy runny, most folks will forgive you if you keep a tissue close. Just don't touch anyone else's food or utensils, and get up a couple times to blow your nose and wash your hands. And... don't actually BLOW your nose while sitting at the table.
Colds suck. Having a runny nose that just won't stop is a decent enough excuse to wipe it with a tissue at the dinner table. Take a good decongestant and keep a few tissues in your pocket at the dinner table. Hope for the best. :-)
2006-11-08 03:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Big G 2 · 7⤊ 0⤋
yes you must get up from the table ,if you are alone or in someone's else company ..... in a restaurant especially
if your cold is making you have a runny nose ? you must decline a dinner invitation , for it is rude for others to hear the noise, of you blowing your nose , and not very appetizing either .....and spreading the germs of a cold to others ........
2006-11-12 09:27:58 · answer #2 · answered by HJW 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have to leave the table more than once to blow your nose, you should do everyone a favor stay home.
2006-11-12 00:21:16 · answer #3 · answered by stevieray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh! If you are at home, definitely go into a different room of the house to blow or wipe. If my nose was running constantly and we had dinner plans, I'd cancel!! It's just nasty to sit at a table with food and wipe or blow your nose.
2006-11-08 11:55:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, unless you live alone or are totally alone in a restaurant area. It is uncouth to blow your nose when and where anyone else is eating. I detest that. Have some manners.........
2006-11-08 13:58:08 · answer #5 · answered by silhouette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not go to the dinner table with a cold. That's manners.
2006-11-08 11:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by Answerer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't leave the table if I could do it quietly. If it had to be a real honker, then I'd consider leaving the table, especially if digging is involved.
2006-11-08 11:59:57 · answer #7 · answered by sexmagnet 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you are suppose to leave the table, that is rude and nasty to do it at the table, no matter where you are.
2006-11-08 11:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes..you leave the table no matter where you are.
2006-11-08 12:06:42 · answer #9 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You decline going to a restaurant till you are better!! Why spread that crap around ! *smack*
2006-11-08 13:32:12 · answer #10 · answered by Kitty 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋