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Wash Your Hands
By: DaDancingPsych Date: April 2, 2020, 8:09 am
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I know that it's rude to call someone out on their rude
behavior. I try to stay in my own lane and let their behavior
roll off me. However, I have a coworker who I suspect never
washes his hands after using the restroom. ::) Luckily, I have
been working from home, so it really hasn't been an issue for
several weeks now. However, he sent me an email this morning
confessing that he's scared of the virus. I basically told him
to hang in there and got to close my email with "Keep washing
those hands!" I'm not gonna lie, it felt good to finally find an
etiquette loophole to say that!!! ;D
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Re: Wash Your Hands
By: NFPwife Date: April 2, 2020, 8:21 am
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That made me giggle this morning.
My "loophole" came when I went in for a follow-up mammogram. I'd
been in about a week earlier for a screening mammo and there was
something they wanted to check (it's all fine). The week prior
I'd answered some questions on paper on a clipboard about my
family history of cancer. At the follow-up, around March 14th as
things were heating up in the states, but before there were
restrictions/ guidelines in place, I was asked to "complete a
questionnaire on one of the iPads." I pulled a face and said,
"Have those been sanitized between patients? I don't want to
touch an iPad." I would have thought that during cold and flu
season, but not said anything and then washed my hands ASAP.
The tech said they were wiping them down and waved at a tub of
wipes sitting on the counter. I wiped it down and then used it
and it was the same questions I'd done the week before on paper.
Last night when we were walking, someone called to us to come
across the street to chat and we just yelled "We're good. Not
getting close!" and went on our way. (We couldn't have talked
across the street, because it was our main street and he was
sitting on a retaining wall with 2 other people. With less than
18 inches between them. No thank you.)
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Re: Wash Your Hands
By: DaDancingPsych Date: April 2, 2020, 8:33 am
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I'm glad that I'm not the only one laughing his morning!
It's a strange balance when it comes to social distancing. I
have a neighbor across the street who is always outside with her
kids and dogs (even prior to any of this.) They like to hang out
with some of the other neighbors. I have been watching all of
them mingling and not keeping their distance. ::) I basically
avoid going outside when they are out, because I don't want to
have to tell them to back-off. (They already think I'm strange
and unfriendly.) I'm sure this board would tell me to say
something like "Oh, I'm practicing social distancing, so I'm
gonna keep my space" with a warm tone. But if I can avoid the
conversation, even better. But I am getting cabin fever and will
eventually want to head out!
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Re: Wash Your Hands
By: Soop Date: April 2, 2020, 10:48 am
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We go for a daily walk in our neighbourhood. It's a very rich
neighbourhood (we rent :D), and normally the only people you see
walking are the staff coming from the subway station or people
walking dogs. But now people are out much more. Not too bad at
the time we go. And almost everyone is considerate. You see a
lot of people crossing the street to avoid others and walking in
the middle of the street to keep distance.
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Re: Wash Your Hands
By: STiG Date: April 2, 2020, 12:07 pm
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Our neighbourhood is the same. Lots of people out and about but
keeping physical distance between them. Lots of walking pairs
where they are on opposite sides of the road. But if they see
someone coming, the person on the wrong side crosses over to a
position 6 feet behind their walking partner. We've seen a few
neighbours sitting in their driveways with other folks, 6 feet
away, enjoying happy hour.
Now if we could just get the speeders to slow down!
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Re: Wash Your Hands
By: Aleko Date: April 3, 2020, 3:13 am
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I find that in an odd way, having to practise social distancing
in the street actually increases social interaction with
complete strangers. Crossing the street to avoid getting close
to someone feels like such a rude thing to do that people
instinctively make eye contact, smile and maybe say 'good
morning', to make up for it. At least, that's my experience in
my own neighbourhood.
#Post#: 49594--------------------------------------------------
Re: Wash Your Hands
By: TootsNYC Date: April 3, 2020, 9:33 am
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I haven't left the house but twice since the 19th (I was doing a
morning "commute" by walking around a block or two), but I found
that there was a sort of "we're taking care of each other" feel
when we'd spot one another on the street.
It had sort of the same "we're in this together, I don't know
you but I intensely wish you well" feel to it.
#Post#: 50053--------------------------------------------------
Re: Wash Your Hands
By: Chez Miriam Date: April 10, 2020, 12:01 pm
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[quote author=DaDancingPsych link=topic=1668.msg49530#msg49530
date=1585832975]
I know that it's rude to call someone out on their rude
behavior. I try to stay in my own lane and let their behavior
roll off me. However, I have a coworker who I suspect never
washes his hands after using the restroom. ::) Luckily, I have
been working from home, so it really hasn't been an issue for
several weeks now. However, he sent me an email this morning
confessing that he's scared of the virus. I basically told him
to hang in there and got to close my email with "Keep washing
those hands!" I'm not gonna lie, it felt good to finally find an
etiquette loophole to say that!!! ;D
[/quote]
It's lovely to be able to send an email like that, isn't it?
One needn't worry about whether there is a smug expression on
one's face! Not that I'm suggesting a Brimstoner would every
privately grin to themselves! ;) ;D
So far, when we've had to be out and about, and have seen people
in corridors/lifts, it's been everso friendly and "no you
first", "no after you" vibe/conversation. I think everyone who
has backed away hurriedly has done that
'we're-social-distancing-it's-not-you' smile/handwave; I know we
certainly have.
There seems to be a feeling of "we're all this together -
apart!", which is making me feel much happier than when it was
all first announced when I was seriously worried...
We're used to hearing about the "Blitz Spirit", where everyone
pulled together against a common enemy; I was deeply concerned
that the knowledge that your nearest-and-dearest ARE the enemy
would cause untold problems. I'm sure that's the case in
abusive households [but they'd be abusive anyway], but I've not
seen anyone behave in an antisocial fashion.
And for that I'm deeply grateful.
#Post#: 50063--------------------------------------------------
Re: Wash Your Hands
By: lakey Date: April 10, 2020, 2:00 pm
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[quote]However, I have a coworker who I suspect never washes his
hands after using the restroom. [/quote]
Just curious. Why do you suspect he doesn't wash his hands? Hope
the answer isn't something gross.
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Re: Wash Your Hands
By: DaDancingPsych Date: April 11, 2020, 7:38 pm
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[quote author=lakey link=topic=1668.msg50063#msg50063
date=1586545205]
[quote]However, I have a coworker who I suspect never washes his
hands after using the restroom. [/quote]
Just curious. Why do you suspect he doesn't wash his hands? Hope
the answer isn't something gross.
[/quote]
My old office was next to the restroom. As much as I tried not
to, I could hear everything that went on in there. ::) I knew
when the toilet flushed. I knew when the sink water was turned
on (or not). Sure, it's possible that I simply missed the sink
water running... every time he was in there. I just found it
strange that I didn't with others. I don't know if you call that
gross or me being a busy body or what. Trust me... I really
didn't want any of this information. :-\
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