Tissues v handkerchiefs

This thread reminds me of a Christmas present I received from my then young son (He's fifty odd now). He bought his father some monogrammed white linen handkerchiefs whilst I was given a box of tissues. When I asked him why the difference he replied that was all he ever saw me use. With the money that he saved a bought himself a small ornament .

Grampy always uses a snow white hanky when we are out but tissues for indoors.

Lucky really because I really don't want a bag full of his used tissues if we are out and not near a bin :-)

DH has always used handkerchiefs and it drives me mad having to launder them. I've used tissues since I was a teenager, so much more practical and hygienic.

We kept some of my mums lovely, snowy white hankies, and used them at her funeral.
My daughter was buried with one of them.

Not since I was a child, Tbh I find them disgusting. At least a tissue gets thrown in the bin, the thought of a used hanky going round in the washing machine with my clothes is a bit disturbing.

I haven't used a handkerchief for years. Can't remember how many. OH still does, never tissues.

We were forbidden to blow our noses on our hankies, as my mum hand washed for years.