Felt sick over customers wearing disposable gloves when shopping

This is what I don’t get - you’re either trying to protect yourself, others or both. I don’t understand the people who say ‘stay home’ or bitch about your mask. Masks are very triggering for some though and they may not be able to or want to access the support they need to address that anxiety. Sorry you have been bearing the brunt of this by some.

I wouldn’t bat an eyelid if someone had gloves on - I don’t know their reasons. If I saw someone wearing a decent respirator, I’d assume they were trying to protect themselves. If I saw someone wearing a baggy blue mask, I’d either feel a bit sorry for them as they’re trying to protect themselves but either don’t have the knowledge or money to protect themselves better, or I’d think ‘shit, this one’s got something nasty, might hang back a bit’. I realise how ridiculous the second thought is as at least those people are protecting others a bit, rather than someone who thinks covid/flu/noro etc are harmless to others/doesn’t cross their minds not to pass on or just don’t want to protect others at all. I think it’s because not deliberately spreading viruses is seen by some as more weird than reining it in a bit - peer pressure is very powerful, even if it’s nonsensical.

If you can get a rubber glove to fit around your head, you can do a passable impression of a chicken 🐔

I often wear medical gloves to cook at home because washing my hands frequently irritates the eczema/psoriasis on my hands leading to razor blade-like splits all over my hands.
As soon as the temp gets at or below 10c I wear gloves to protect my hands from the cold for the same reason.
I wear a medical mask when I am ill and coughing or sneezing and need to be out around others.
If I think others around me may be ill I will pop a mask on as I would want to try and avoid catching it.
When I grocery shop I try to remember to clean the trolley with a Lysol wipe or similar.
I have anti-bac wipes in my car and bags to wipe my hands when out as needed, ie after using ATM, fuelling up car.
I wash my hands when I get home.
It's all very sensible. Most people I know do similar. I think many of us learned consideration for others re illness from Covid, don't want to get sick or pass anything on to others. If I'm wearing a mask for my own comfort and think I'm getting side eye for it I'll cough a few times. 😂
I think viruses have become worse. I never used to get sick very often. Since Covid, having had it several times, I'd rather wear a mask and clean a trolley, thanks.
I remember I only used to see Asian people wearing masks and that was well before Covid and they were considered freaks. When I travelled to Japan pre-covid I saw many people out in public wearing masks. I learned it was out of respect to not get others ill when one needed to he out/at work and felt ill.
So, sensible and considerate.

I work on a supermarket checkout, you’d have a nervous breakdown if you saw some of the things I see on a daily basis.

The thing is you don’t know their circumstances. It’s possible they may be genuinely vulnerable, or perhaps have a vulnerable person at home. And while I don’t necessarily understand why they think that disposable gloves are the answer as opposed to say, carrying a hand sanitiser, they obviously feel that it works for them.

As long as they’re not going round demanding other people do the same it’s no-one else’s business really as long as what they’re doing isn’t of any risk to anyone else.

I wear a mask on public transport because I had a transplant earlier this year and am immune suppressed. If I catch COVID, flu, any other kind of infection, i am at real risk of ending up back in hospital at best.

I’m not paranoid, I go out, I use public transport, I have to as I don’t drive. But I’ve lost count of the number of people I’ve heard on buses bitching about me wearing a mask. Along the lines of “for fuck’s sake why is she wearing a mask, people need to get a fucking grip.” And on one occasion, “If she’s that paranoid she should just stay at home. We don’t need people being scared into wearing masks again.”

I’ve never insisted anyone else wear one, so frankly they should keep their opinions to themselves.

And there’s another thing. This isn’t just about COVID. At this time of year we have flu of varying types, Noro virus, various other cold and flu bugs which are just as dangerous.

In fact it’s a fact that there were less deaths from flu when we went through COVID, and it wasn’t just in lockdown, it was specifically during the COVID measures.

It’s because of the flu 9 years ago that I ended up in the position I am now where I very nearly died, several times, and ultimately had to have a transplant.

So if I want to wear a mask then frankly that’s my business.

I won’t interfere in other people’s decisions on that score, they can keep their nose out of mine.

I think it’s something that’s come from America. Whenever there are cooking videos on social media there are endless comments saying ‘why aren’t you wearing gloves?’ I’ve never in my life seen a professional chef wearing gloves to cook.

I think that gloves are way more germ infested than bare hands that are regularly washed.

Eh?

anaethestists are doctors

@nogglaout of interest why did you list doctors AND anaesthetists?

I was just remarking on this last weekend! Never seen it before but noticed two separate couples in a local gift shop wearing disposable gloves. Has there been something in the media about some new germ/virus or something? Can’t be just a coincidence that we’re suddenly seeing this.

I’m more upset that they’re succumbing to the Covid propaganda, years later.

Exactly!

The problem is using disposable gloves as reusable gloves. Not the gloves themselves.

I used to feel a bit sick when I saw people walking round with their "disposable" face masks that had turned a delightful shade of brown due to having been worn for so long.

I guess most people wash their hands a number of times throughout the day but it sounds like this couple had been reusing these gloves several times over as they had gone into holes.

Having said that, I shop with the assumption that other shoppers have coughed into their hands, picked their noses and wiped their arses without washing - so I use hand gel as I leave the supermarket and wash as soon as I get in the house.

I was in town recently and there was an ice cream seller eating a bag of crisps with his gloves on and licking his gloved fingers. It was awful.
I’ve seen a few people repeatedly re using disposable gloves. There was one member of staff in a shop I had to use for months after Covid wearing the same pair of grubby gloves

@noggla I understand

Plus, if they wash their hands, they would be creating far less contamination without the gloves. These weirdos are probably spreading bugs like Noro 😭

Disposable glove!

Because they are wearing the same pair of gloves over and over again and they aren’t washed at all. Hands at least get washed at some point.

It’s vile. Even if you told them OP they would still continue to do the same.

Why do you care? Why would anyone

What's worse is all the black gloves being used all over foodie reels, especially home cooking ones!

One dude was making some sort of sandwich. Was handling pans, knives, packaging, food etc without swapping over gloves ... So what's the point?

did you just call the glove DG , as in dear glove 😭🤣

I wonder if people getting reminders for Flu/Covid vaccines is what’s set some people off again? 🤔

Loo roll supplies seemed ok today though 😅

Why do you care though? They're not putting their fingers in your mouth are they, so who gives a shit?