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People not covering up mouths when coughing and sneezing

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Kloh · 25/10/2025 08:47

Coughs n sneezes spreads diseases.

Why am I see more people not covering up mouths when coughing? From my experience of seeing this, it’s the elderly. Doctors, shops, bus stops etc

Plus reverting back to the disgusting habit of holding cash, coupons and lottery tickets in their mouths. Always has been a disgusting habit. Again, don’t see younger people do this.

I said to an elderly lady, probably late 80s could she cover her mouth the next time she coughed. She had that not bothered look about her.

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dontlikethings · 25/10/2025 08:48

Nasty ageist post. I might be bothered to report it to MN.

MidnightPatrol · 25/10/2025 08:51

I haven’t noticed people coughing without covering their mouths, nor keeping papers of any sort in their mouths really.

I’m definitely more germ phobic and avoidant if someone is coughing in public post-covid however…!!!

Kloh · 25/10/2025 08:51

dontlikethings · 25/10/2025 08:48

Nasty ageist post. I might be bothered to report it to MN.

It’s not ageist when I don’t see young people act like the above!

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