Health Boards
Mon-19-09-2022, 13:55 PM
Is it considered rude to scratch in public? Or is it embarrassing to those around you if you do scratch?
We've moved into town from the countryside where there was a lot of privacy. Our new house is not yet unpacked. We are laboring through this move, carrying heavy boxes, moving furniture, etc. We had curtains open, window blinds open, neighbor houses surrounding us, sunlight shining in, and I reached both hands to my scalp and had a little scratching while standing and resting a moment.
"The neighbors will see you!" my partner exclaimed.
Huh?
That was the first indication I had from him that maybe my scratching is embarrassing to him.
What is the etiquette for scratching?
Are there different rules for scratching in public versus scratching in your own home? I DO vacuum up any flakes I leave on the floor or chairs at home. But I wonder, now, if my idle scratching within my home is unsettling to my partner and that he hasn't said anything, yet.
How do you cope with itching when you are with other people in general and with your intimate family in particular?
We've moved into town from the countryside where there was a lot of privacy. Our new house is not yet unpacked. We are laboring through this move, carrying heavy boxes, moving furniture, etc. We had curtains open, window blinds open, neighbor houses surrounding us, sunlight shining in, and I reached both hands to my scalp and had a little scratching while standing and resting a moment.
"The neighbors will see you!" my partner exclaimed.
Huh?
That was the first indication I had from him that maybe my scratching is embarrassing to him.
What is the etiquette for scratching?
Are there different rules for scratching in public versus scratching in your own home? I DO vacuum up any flakes I leave on the floor or chairs at home. But I wonder, now, if my idle scratching within my home is unsettling to my partner and that he hasn't said anything, yet.
How do you cope with itching when you are with other people in general and with your intimate family in particular?