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ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 15 Oct 2021 19:27

That is seems acceptable to go round towns and shops with hands in pockets? I was told that is bad mannered and slovenly to do so.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 15 Oct 2021 20:33

Could it be to stop touching anything and having to sanitise their hands again?

JoyLouise

JoyLouise Report 15 Oct 2021 20:56

Could be, I suppose, but at school anyone who walked around like that was told not to so.

The more important thing, though, is how would the save themselves if they tripped. :-0

Allan

Allan Report 15 Oct 2021 21:46

I know a few people of the female persuasion who may not need hands to stop them from falling flat on their faces :-0

Florence61

Florence61 Report 15 Oct 2021 22:05

Allan :-D :-D :-D :-D
But lets just say it wouldnt be my face that touched the ground first!!!

Florence in the hebrides

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

Island

Island Report 15 Oct 2021 22:44

People have been putting their hands in pockets ever since they were invented - not always their own in some cases.

Allan

Allan Report 15 Oct 2021 23:15

Confucius had a very wise saying about men who have their hands in their pockets

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 15 Oct 2021 23:33

I know that one Allan. :-D :-D :-D :-D

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 16 Oct 2021 07:30

I had a friend who, in her 50s was walking with her hands in her pockets to keep warm. she tripped and damaged her front teeth. Which I suppose is different to what might have happened if her hands had not been in her pockets as with another friend...... she broke her wrist when she fell.

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin