The fabric of the glove acts as a surrogate for the wearer’s skin, which without the glove would be catching and absorbing all of the snot. By allowing for a glove or mitten to catch it’s wearer’s snot, the wearer thus will avoid his or her hands feeling or being wet with snot. The glove acts as a convenient rag for a running nose. In winter sports and other areas where wiping one’s nose with hands or fingers would be acceptable, it is common to openly use the back of the glove for nose-wiping without embarrassment. Many gloves manufactured for winter and sporting uses often possess built-in nose wipes, pads on the thumb or index finger, specially designed for the nose to be wiped on it.
To wipe one nostril during an act to reposition glasses, use the index finger and thumb that corresponds to the running nostril to make the letter “c” or backwards “כ”. While your hand is on its way to adjust the frame of your glasses, sneak a wipe with the back and interior side of your thumb. Make others think you are pushing a sliding frame of glasses back up the bridge of your nose with the tips of your fingers as you simultaneously perform the allergic salute by wiping your nose on your palm. The act of wiping the nose itself may move glasses out of position so this technique solves both problems.
