apparently he doesn't have a hanky......back of hand, coat sleeve!
What not to do: Top 10 international faux pas
1 Blowing your nose into a handkerchief in Japan
The Japanese call snot hanakuso - literally "nose shit" - and find the idea of walking around with a cloth full of it disgusting. Telegraph Link
A world of insults: mind the gaffe Mark McCrum
Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 30/11/2007
---------- my kind of luck in the off chance I remember to take a hanky with me.