Swine Flu Snot on the Subway
Am I the only one that feels hyper of every cough, sneeze, or sniffle around them these days?
I know I have ranted in the past about germs on the subway, but this is taking it to another level.
Personally, I think the whole swine flu insanity is a lot of hype. Yes, those people died, and that is sad. The fact still remains that good old fashioned regular flu kills far more people both in raw numbers and percentage. Almost every case of swine flu in NYC has been reported as mild.
However, even being a super intelligent person such as myself, I have found myself being extra aware of the “germs” around me on the subway. I know it is crazy. As I’m standing there thinking it, I’m saying to myself, “You’re being a f*&%ing idiot.”
What’s even crazier is seeing how other people are reacting. Now when someone lets out a big sneeze, people literally get up and walk away. They move to another part of the car or go stand on the other end of the platform.
It’s getting pretty crazy.
I was on the A train last week on my way to work, sitting in one of the side-facing seats closest to the pair of front-facing seats when I choked on my coffee. Despite the fact that it was obvious I was choking on my coffee and that I covered my mouth with my handkerchief, the man in the front-facing seat near me turned his body nearly all the way around. He didn’t get up and walk away, but he did sit in that weird twisted position for the rest of my trip (another 20 minutes) despite the fact that I only coughed for about 30 seconds. Now that’s pretty crazy in my book.
ReplySometimes I cough on purpose to see if I can get a seat. You gotta take advantage of peoples’ retardedness and overreacting.
Reply@TheGreenCat: That’s exactly what I am talking about. It totally doesnt make any sense, yet I would have felt compelled to move away from you too.
Replythe spread of AH1N1 or Swine Flu is really scary. It is a good thing that this virus is not very deadly. We are advised to take Vitamin-C and to wear face masks.
Replythe use of face masks and boosting your immune system by taking lots of vitamin-C is still an effective way of preventing the spread of the Swine Flu virus.
Replyit is quite true that so far the H1N1 virus is fairly mild overall, but it would be surprising if it stayed that way. influenza is notoriously changeable, and only about one percent of all the people who will ultimately be infected by swine flu have been infected already. so there remains a lot of genetic experimentation ahead for this virus.
Replyi always advice my kids to wear face masks when going into crowded areas. swine flu is really scary and i dont want my kids getting infected by it.
ReplyFrom my understanding you cannot prevent catching swine flu by wearing a face mask.
ReplyI have a relative who got the Swine Flu in Mexico. It is a good thing that he already recovered from this disease.
Replyhi, i’m curious on how long did your reletive take to recover? why are they telling us this virus is deadly? seems that very little have died compared to other past flu virus.
ReplyWhat bothers me is, “The WHO” is saying this AH1N1 Swine Flu is spreading faster then they can track it, and they are recommending all governments make it mandatory to vaccinate the worlds population and want to imprison those that refuse the vaccine.
ReplyThe Pharmaceutical companies claim they won’t have enough vaccine in time for the return of the flu in the fall, when it will have mutated and is stronger.
But besides wearing face mask and keep ourselves hygiene, what else can we do to prevent this flu? I knew there urges explain to avoid crowded places, but sometimes we have to… Oh… I’m praying and hope all these will end soon!!!
ReplyWe, human, need some breathe!
Things seem to have settled down a little now and people are over the initial shock…thank god. It did give me a big wakeup call though with regards to how dirty things (especially the subway) can be and washing hands is just so important these days.
ReplyI can relate to you too. Yesterday, I took the public transit in San Diego, wanting to get some groceries for my son and I just coughed once. Everyone was looking at me wondering why I coughed in the bus. Yeah, I’m only human and I did cover my mouth. So what? It’s getting crazier every day.
Replythe H1N1 or Swine Flu Virus is very scary at first but now it is well controlled by vaccines and prevention by avoiding going into places with incidence of swine flu.
ReplyIt makes me nervous to no end now travelling in public with without having my handy bottle of sanitizer with me. I’m beginning to wonder how long it’ll be before we start seeing people wear masks being commonplace.
ReplyH1N1 or Swine Flu is a bit scary but it a good thing to note that this virus is not that very deadly.,, .
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ReplyIt’s getting pretty crazy.
ReplyMy brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.
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