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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: Kimberami Date: February 6, 2020, 3:22 pm
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[quote author=ladylike123 link=topic=1620.msg46851#msg46851
date=1581022046]
[quote author=myfamily link=topic=1620.msg46832#msg46832
date=1581010615]
Chances are that no one is really noticing it, it is more you
are self-conscious about it.
[/quote]
Actually I recently had an incident where someone did notice,
which is what made me a bit more self conscious. I updated my
original post.
[/quote]
Because of the recent news, people are hyper aware of illness
symptoms. Sneezing into the crook of your arm will deposit the
germs on your person. Do you have a place to stash some tissues?
I would keep some tissues and hand sanitizer Sneeze into the
tissue, toss the tissue, use some sanitizer, excuse yourself,
and then help your customer. If it is possible, step back from
to turn away from the customer and coworkers.
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: TootsNYC Date: February 6, 2020, 3:43 pm
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[quote author=myfamily link=topic=1620.msg46831#msg46831
date=1581010560]
[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1620.msg46704#msg46704
date=1580870318]
I think you're actually supposed to sneeze onto the floor and
cough onto your elbow.
Maybe it's just little kids who are supposed to do that.
Anyway, lots of mention of tissues.
I tend to use my elbow; if I think it's going to be really wet,
I use my hand and just be sure to wash after. Or wipe off with a
tissue and get out the hand sanitizer.
[/quote]
Sneezing onto the floor is still going to spread the germs you
just sneezed out of your body just the same as if you sneezed
without trying to protect anyone.
[/quote]
I don't know where I ran into that. But wherever it was,
nobody's recommending that anymore. So ignore me.
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: jpcher Date: February 6, 2020, 4:36 pm
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I have a napkin* under my keyboard at work. It is visible and
easily accessible whenever I feel a sneeze coming on. DD#2 came
to family day with me at work last year and asked me "What is
that?" I told her it's my handy sneeze tissue. She told me that
was weird.
While I was showing her my work on my computer she suddenly
grabbed my napkin and sneezed into it. I looked at her and she
said "Oh. I get it. It works!"
You said that you work in a mall. If you're a cashier try having
a handy napkin at your work station where you can easily grab
it. If you work the floor tuck one up your sleeve or loosely in
a pocket (not buried down where you have to search for it).
*I use napkins (or paper towels) because I think they are
sturdier than the standard tissue.
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: oogyda Date: February 6, 2020, 5:32 pm
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Here is an authoritative and informative video.
HTML https://youtu.be/3VFhJ5sTpIk
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: STiG Date: February 8, 2020, 5:20 pm
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I sneeze or cough into the crook of my elbow. I am less likely
to spread germs, as nobody should be touching the crook of my
elbow! But I rarely have any wetness with a sneeze, unless I
have a head cold.
Could you combine the two methods? Use the napkin or tissue or
handkerchief but still turn to the crook of your elbow for any
over spray?
BTW, I saw a segment on our local news with a local doctor. The
best way to prevent the spread of germs is to wash your hands
thoroughly, with lots of rubbing, using soap and warm water.
The second best way is to wash your hands with warm water, only.
Hand sanitizer is a distant third, only slightly better than
nothing. The main reason is that there isn't enough alcohol and
contact time to kill germs properly. Washing physically removes
them from your hands. I was very happy to see this because I
can't use sanitizer or most soaps due to allergies. However, so
many public bathrooms are designed with taps to minimize the use
of water and/or won't let you set the temperature of the water.
It's very frustrating to get your hands properly cleaned.
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: QueenFaninCA Date: February 10, 2020, 2:05 pm
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[quote author=ladylike123 link=topic=1620.msg46703#msg46703
date=1580870056]
With it being flu season and all, I've been hearing about how
you should sneeze into your sleeve and not your hands. The thing
is whenever I do this, it leaves a visible wet spot on my
sleeve, which is quite embarrassing. Does this happen to anyone
else?
Just this week, I sneezed in front of a customer (I work in a
mall) and she had kind of grimaced while looking right at the
wet patch on my sleeve and even muttered "eww" under her breath.
Would you consider this to be bad etiquette on my part?
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If it leaves a wet spot you need to use a tissue or a
handkerchief. If you just sneeze into your hand, they will be
wet and you will spread those germas around unless you wash your
hands right away without touching anything.
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: ladylike123 Date: February 12, 2020, 5:17 pm
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[quote author=STiG link=topic=1620.msg46992#msg46992
date=1581204024]
Could you combine the two methods? Use the napkin or tissue or
handkerchief but still turn to the crook of your elbow for any
over spray?
[/quote]
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by combining the 2
methods. And what do you mean by "over spray"?
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Re: Proper sneezing etiquette
By: STiG Date: February 12, 2020, 5:53 pm
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Sneeze into a tissue while at the same time, turning your head
into the crook of your elbow. Then, if there is more than the
tissue will contain, it isn't on your hands; it's in your elbow,
where, presumably, no-one should be touching it.
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