51 Vendetta - Hankerchiefs, The Gentleman Image
Does anyone still carry hankerchiefs around their pockets?
I remember when I was in Primary School, my mum would always slip a neatly folded hankerchief into my shirt pocket. The hankerchief would most of the time have the initial of my family name. It is used to wipe sweat or to sneeze into. Many years later, I grew up and stop this habit. Not because I don't need it anymore. It's just that it has been replaced by tissue papers and it's not a habit that has found favour with girls.
Now, majority of the male does not carry a hankerchief anymore. You'd probably see older generations carry one (Those referred to as "old school"). It is seen as unhygenic and uncouth. You take out a hankerchief in front of a woman, they go "EEeeeeewwww!!! Got no tissue ah?" Of course, there are also those who takes out "Creased and crumpled" hankerchiefs out of their pockets. Those that totally expedites the destruction of the "Manly" image for us. But these perceptions only apply in Singapore.
In other foreign countries, it is still a sign of manliness/gentlemaness (Are there such words?) I was in USA and almost every working adult would have one in their suit/pocket. Neatly folded. It's mostly used for sneezing and coughing, not so much for wiping their sweat cos their climate is not so humid.
So if I have the chance again, I would certainly adopt this habit again. I'm not gonna mind what others may say. But first, I gotta go shop for them. Any suggestions?
posted by locks @ 10:49:00 PM
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