rude or not?
By reanaclaire
@reanaclaire (101)
Malaysia
August 20, 2009 9:34am CST
Let me ask a question... with the H1N1 looming around, is it rude for us to walk away from a friend/stranger when he/she coughs ? Well, today I was in hospital sitting down comfortably waiting for the doctor when one lady sat down beside me. Suddenly she coughed and coughed for a couple of seconds and took out her cough mixture... One man beside her stood up and walked away... I did the same after him... Is it very rude of us?
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4 responses
@babykeka80 (2084)
• United States
20 Aug 09
Personally I think it is more silly than rude. Germs are everywhere. That same lady touched the door knob and if she didnt cover her mouth those germs are now airborne. The H1N1 is not as bad as it seems. In fact, in the US the stats arent any worse than the normal flu. Trust me we have already dealt with it. Two people at my job have had it. The important thing is getting medical attention for it.
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@reanaclaire (101)
• Malaysia
21 Aug 09
Yes, perhaps u r right, germs are indeed everywhere, but we don't see or hear, we don't remember that ... Over here in Malaysia, we have around 70 deaths already, some might not be reported at all, so we dont know the actual figure.. yes, personal hygiene and medical attention must be prompt and to be followed...
@agv0419 (3022)
• Philippines
21 Aug 09
We don't take it seriously and we never talk about it anymore. H1N1 is not dangerous if you are healthy you can get rid off the virus and your recovery is very fast. Those high risk individuals that have underlying diseases should take precautionary measures and seek medical attention as soon as possible because it is deadly to them. H1N1 is self limiting illness you can get better even if you don't take any medicines if you are healthy. The vaccine is not yet availabe in the market and some people take advantage of it they selling the fake H1N1 vaccines and flu vaccines.
@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
20 Aug 09
hello there hun hows it goin? all is well i hope:) I was torn with this question..i know theer are germs and a hospital is the worse place to get sick from other people and get the bad germs..but at the same time if soemone seemed that sick..i would..and this is me..just explain/".im sorry i dont mean to be rude..but u sound soo very sick..im gonna move over there..i hope i dont offend you" but thats me and that way u dont seem rude and they understand..heck i know i would..but if soemoen did that to me without explaining and u know giving u the "ewwww she has cooties" look hahaha!! i would be sad and kinda hurt..my way its explained and they usually always understand..take care! April
@reanaclaire (101)
• Malaysia
21 Aug 09
hi April, that is very sweet of you.. if she were my friend, I would have said that, but she is a stranger to me, if I mentioned that, she might not like it... lol.. thanks for coming by, April, take care!
@cwong77 (2010)
• Malaysia
21 Aug 09
reanaclaire.. I think the deadly virus is getting into the nerve of everyone nowadays.. if we see someone coughing, sneezing, and with all, we will just run and not walk away..
You are just doing that to protect yourself being harm.. and this lady should be the one wearing mask.. and she is rude to cough in public at this kind of 'tension' time..
@lilhyppo (47)
• Malaysia
19 Sep 09
Big NO!! Better be safe than sorry. Very sorry to say this but the lady is rude to not put on a mask when she knows that she is coughing. With H1N1 spreading like nobody's business, who wouldn't walk away? I might look very rude at times because I look i.e stare at the person who sneeze or cough like nobody's around them. sigh... but I just want them to know that there is someone who is conscious of what they are doing. AND it's not OK!!!
