Allergies

I am sick...well not legitimately sick...i mean i don't have a fever, therefore according to the Japanese School board, I am not really sick...and I must continue to work. I know that it is a combination of Allergies and Sinus trouble...yet I continue to gripe...I can't help it...my nose is running, my head hurts, I have a soar throat...Enough already, I know!!!

The worst part about having a cold/allergies in Japan...the inability to blow your nose. Ridiculous I know...but I've been told that it is considered rude to blow your nose in public in Japan...they would prefer that you sniffle....I don't do sniffling...I think that is repulsive...or worse...wiping your runny nose on your sleeve...disgusting. So i spent most of my day at school today, running back and forth to the bathroom where I would lock myself in a stall and freely blow my nose. All i can think of is boy oh boy do I have a long winter ahead of me.