Do men still use those large handerchiefs anymore or are they obsolete?
I can remember my dad always having a big white handkerchief in his right rear pocket. he used that handkerchief for just about everything, except wiping his nose. he cleaned the cars windshield with it, along with wiping the tears from my eyes, when i would fall down as a child. are handkerchiefs even made anymore?
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Nope, that’s disgusting. If I need a rag to wipe something, I can easily go and grab one without carrying one around in my pocket all day.
Yes, for both men and women. Dapper men keep pristine ones in their jacket pockets.
Hubby still does but he’s English.
My uncle uses a ‘real’ handerchief whenever he needs to… and uses it for blowing his nose!!
Yes, My husband always has one of those red or blue bandannas in his back pocket.
I wash at least 7 of them every week.
When he gets dressed up he has a white one in his suit jacket pocket. ( and a red one in his back pocket, tee hee! )
I remember seeing a character from a [recent] show use one.
When I was young (Around the age of 10) I had a friend who always kept one with him, and used it.
I just can’t imagine carrying around a rag that’s filled with my snot everywhere.
Only if it’s for show with a tux.
Otherwise, no! How can anyone use a used hanky? That’s disgusting! Paper napkins, baby!
My husband does, but he uses it ONLY for blowing his nose. If he needs a rag, he gets a rag. Keeps it in his hip pocket.
My Dad still uses them for blowing his nose, which I find to be just disgusting, since they get put back in his pocket…and then get put in the wash! Who the heck wants their clothes washed with boogies?!
But I realize men do this and they still sell them – saw some at Kohl’s recently. So, it’s all about whether you want to blow and throw it, or blow it and let it hang in pocket.
Actually @autumn43 I think it’s about doing what you always have done.
My husband is very set in his ways, as apparently a few others are too.
I do find it gross, and I try not to touch them as I get them in the washer. :)
I remember using a handkerchief when I was a kid, they made your nose really sore when you had a bad cold. Then my mom started buying tissues.
I still see this happening around Portland from time to time. It is gross though….Really why blow your nose in to a piece of cloth and then put it back in to your pocket and possibly later wipe your mouth with it and then your hands?!?!?!?!? Talk about an awesome way to spread flu and cold.
I only use a handerchief in my suit jacket pocket. For actual use (I sweat heavily) I carry a towel and tissue paper to blow my nose or clean my glasses.
The still use them but now they’re wrapped around their head.
While handkerchiefs are still in use by some men for blowing their noses, I find this as appealing as reusing it in place of toilet paper.
Expecting your beloved to wash these filthy snot rags is downright demeaning and disrespectful.
@Dr_Lawrence before the widespread use of paper facial tissue in the middle of the last century, washing handkerchiefs was the norm. Someone had to do it. I don’t think that snotty handkerchiefs was the worst of the laundry. There was also diapers, sanitary napkins, sick bed linens, etc. Most of which I have also washed and sanitized. ( I have never had to clean and reuse sanitary napkins, like my foremothers did.)
I can tell you that washing dried snot out of a bandanna with an automatic washing machine is far from the worst of the laundry I have cleaned and I don’t feel disrespected or demeaned by it in the least.
That said, I do appreciate the fact that you think I should not have to do it. : )
@gailcalled my parents used to use those washboards. When we moved to our new house they bought a brand new wringer washer. I was a junior mechanic and got my hand caught in it a couple times. My Dad’s in his 90’s now and still uses the wringer washer. He did compromise a few years ago when my brother bought him an electric dryer.
@gailcalled – what a great picture. Your grandfather was a very dapper guy at 84! I love old pictures. Thanks for sharing!
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