I’ve heard of the elbow thing but sneezing is so split second that I just automatically find myself doing the hand thing. Sorry.
Hand, but immediately grab the hand sanitizer afterward. The children have been taught at school to sneeze into their elbows. Only one does it.
What is this elbow-sneezing? How does it work? I’ve got to take my arm around to touch a shoulder blade before my elbow is anywhere even near my mouth. And it’s not even all that near! 
Never heard of elbow sneezing, but I usually clamp my nose shut and stifle it. I’ve been assured the backblast can blow my brain out, but it’s not happened yet.
Put your finger down your ear canal and see if you can feel your brain starting to herniate. If it is, push it back with a Q-tip. This is a public service announcement.
What? Speak up! Eh?
Always into my elbow, unless I’m alone. In that case I cut loose and sneeze into, well, the room.
I sneeze bandit-style, and I’m also a mouth sneezer, so it’s mostly just air and maaaaybe some spittle that ends up on my chest.
My sneezes are like the Sith. Always two, there are. No more. No less.
The shift came here somewhere between my two kids’ preschool experiences. The one born in '93 was taught to sneeze into his hand, but his sister ('05) was taught the elbow sneeze. I prefer the elbow sneeze, although I’ll admit it’s sometimes more of a bicep sneeze if it hits without much warning.
I thought we were supposed to use the Q-tip on the falling girly parts. Now what am I going to do about my uterus when gravity takes its toll?
When at home, I am a bandit shirt sneezer. Also a mouth sneezer, so they’re usually moist.
While out and about, I usually carry two hankies and sneeze into one. The other one’s for when I get sweaty.
Not always (tough to do when eating or driving), but whenever I can manage, I do so.
Sorry, I’m NOT going to sneeze into my elbow. If it’s a wet one it’s nasty and even if it’s not, then the germs are exposed to everyone anyway because they’re either on your arm or hanging on your sleeve. Sounds stupid to me.
I sneeze in a tissue that I take out of the side pocket of my purse, my clothing pocket or the tissue box in the car when I’m out and about. If I can’t make it, I sneeze in my hand and then wash my hands.
None of the poll results fit me. I know you’re supposed to sneeze into your elbow, but I’m not in the habit and I always forget.
I pretty much always have tissues with me, so if I dont sneeze into my elbow, I sneeze into a tissue.
I worked for a while in a hospital and they were real big on using the elbow. I got in the habit and never got out.
My 3.5yo daughter has been well indoctrinated at daycare, so we’re all elbow sneezers here. However, what cracks me up is when she sneezes into her elbow, and then promptly uses her hand to wipe the sneeze residue off her elbow.
It’s not sneezing into the bony part, but into the “v” of your bent arm.
I learned about it in Health class, which would’ve been around twelve years ago, and do it when I remember to.
They have PSA posters about it on he NYC subway, so I usually remember. People will give you an evil look if you sneeze into your hand and then put your hand on a pole.
I’m currently trying to teach one of my clients (a 4-year-old autistic boy) to sneeze into his elbow. (Currently he sneezes into my face.) However, I can never seem to catch him at the moment of the sneeze, only afterward, so he seems to think that I’m prompting him to wipe his nose on his sleeve. :smack: