Its just one of those days. Your wife has used the last of the toothpaste your daughter all the hot water. You put on your socks only to rip a hole in the toe. There’s no bread for toast no milk for coffee. You arrive at the train station only to be told of a delay and when it finally arrives ‘Bugger’ there’s no seats. But just as you think your day cant get any worse the person next to you –the ignorant one who keeps standing on your foot with no apology- decides that right now is a good time to get out their handkerchief and blow their nose. ARGHHHH that horrible disgusting rattling snotty sound shakes your very soul, the SAS could use it as a torture device. If that’s not bad enough why do they then feel the need to have a quick peak at the content?

I will never understand why they look so happy with their little discovery, but they always end up smiling like a group 1 lotto winner or that they just discovered the meaning of life found Osama Bin Laden or even Glen Miller (they wouldn’t be smiling much about that though).

But what if there is something deeper to all of this, maybe they are looking for a missing part of them selves that had been pushed deep in their sub-conscious and can only be forced out through a nostril. I put this question to a few psychologists only to have them hang up on me but one did call me an imbecile (Maybe I was getting a bit to deep for them)

Any way who cares what they are looking for the point is my day is ruined I have been pushed over the edge by the whole process and my work suffers for it. I have discussed this problem with many people on my commute, is it rude or not? Couldn’t they at least do it before or after the train journey? Some say that it’s an unstoppable reaction like a sneezing or coughing fit, some have told me it has made them physically sick, especially if a stringy bit is left behind, but most say its just bad manners. One has even made an official complaint to his local public transport company stating “it effects his working performance and a ban or at least a warning to be considerate to those around you should be in place on all public transport” The customer service desk said they had not received any such complaints and have no stand point against nose blowing as it is just expected (But they did have a few about sneezing).

Official complaint or not did my travelling buddy have a point? Are companies around the world losing loads of money due to people being inconsiderate on public transport? Barb Nefer from Psychology web site Kasamba say s “that can happen. Hearing or seeing things you find repulsive especially early in the morning can stay with you all day and as you replay it over and over in your mind it will effect your concentration”

You may think this is a bit extreme, but in Japan -which has one of the most worker efficient societies in the world- public nose blowing is frowned upon and it is actually seen as a sign of strength to hold in a runny nose then sniff it back discretely.

Think that’s even more disgusting? Well this one is backed by scientific fact sniffing back snot can actually “increase the immune system” says Dr Roy Richards. Which means less sick days, better concentration, happy bosses and no disgusting sound echoing through the train, so everyone is a winner.

So this winter when runny noses are plentiful please be more considerate to your fellow passengers. Give your nose a good blow before leaving the house or if you must do it in public please find a toilet, and no matter what using a bushman’s hanky is definitely off limits. If we all show a little bit of consideration to those around we can help keep our society great (or maybe I am just full of it)

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