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Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

Catriona

I was reminded of this earlier when I went to the chemist. A man sneezed and didn't cover his mouth with a tissue and I saw the snot go all over the table in front of him. He sneezed again this time in to his hand and then was joined by another man, shook his hand with the sneezed on hand. 

*Shuddering* 

This - this is why I have a huge fear of even going near people. Germs are a big trigger for me.

When I got home I washed my hands and changed clothes. There's a lot of germs going round at the moment.

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  • Yuck! Nauseated face

    I remember it being drummed into from early childhood to always cover my mouth when I was about to cough or sneeze, and to always ensure I had at least one clean handkerchief or a pack of tissues. In the event that I forgot, to sneeze or cough into the crook of my elbow, as opposed to my hand.

    The lack of thought demonstrated by some people is so inconsiderate.

    Whilst I'm not germ-phobic as such, I feel equally as repulsed when I see people spitting in public, maybe because they have a bad taste in their mouth, or need to cough up a load of mucus. Why they cannot do it into a tissue (and then sanitise their hands) is beyond me.

    When my son was young, he would sometimes get rather snuffly. As a result, I remember frequently following him around with tissues to wipe his nose. As soon as he was old enough, I drummed into him the same message(s) that my parents had drummed into me.

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  • Yuck! Nauseated face

    I remember it being drummed into from early childhood to always cover my mouth when I was about to cough or sneeze, and to always ensure I had at least one clean handkerchief or a pack of tissues. In the event that I forgot, to sneeze or cough into the crook of my elbow, as opposed to my hand.

    The lack of thought demonstrated by some people is so inconsiderate.

    Whilst I'm not germ-phobic as such, I feel equally as repulsed when I see people spitting in public, maybe because they have a bad taste in their mouth, or need to cough up a load of mucus. Why they cannot do it into a tissue (and then sanitise their hands) is beyond me.

    When my son was young, he would sometimes get rather snuffly. As a result, I remember frequently following him around with tissues to wipe his nose. As soon as he was old enough, I drummed into him the same message(s) that my parents had drummed into me.

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