gingembre says: The new etiquette? I don't believe that the practice is new at all. Haven't we all seen others do it, or have been guilty of doing it ourselves? Sneezing and coughing into your sleeve helps prevent airborne transmission of viruses and bacteria, but there is a certain yuck! factor in having saliva-and-snot-caked sleeves. The good doctor should have mentioned the obvious need to handle infected clothing carefully and wash it thoroughly...and promptly! "Coughs and sneezes Spread Diseases; Trap them in your Handkerchiev-es" Public Information film from UK c. 1960. "Coughs and sneezesbrilliant! "Coughs and sneezes The good doctor Oxford would probably appreciate a few extra lines of verse added to this clever poem. So I will add: "But should you have no handkerchiev-es, Trap them in your elbow sleev-ses." Singing "Happy Birthday" twice while washing your hands in a public place is going to get you a reputation for sure! |
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