Coughing with mouth open

[waterfall99]

What would you do if a person sitting next to you coughs with his mouth open over and over?

[Dubaiwali]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

I would start with a medical/scientific lecture about how he/she is spreading germs etc and he/she might be carrying a contagious viral or bacterial infection which can spread through the air or something and harm other people.

I usually throw in a couple of hard words they don't know, it does the trick and they start covering their mouths or stop coughing all together ;)

[waterfall99]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

The problem with me is that I don’t want to tell them

[Ms.Bholi_Bhali]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

give them a "look" or hand over a napkin/tissue saying "u might need this"

not sure how rude it is... but i have done this!!....went and place tissue box in front of them! :D

[Dubaiwali]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

LOL at tissue box.

[waterfall99]

give them a "look" or hand over a napkin/tissue saying "u might need this"

not sure how rude it is... but i have done this!!....went and place tissue box in front of them! :D

lol!I wish i could do this,because this person's habit of coughing with mouth open really irritates me alot..

[TLK]

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how can you cough with your mouth closed?

[waterfall99]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

Atleast you can cover your mouth while coughing..

[waterfall99]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

Should I tell him openly to cover his mouth while coughing?

[nasirahmed]

@TLK

how can you cough with your mouth closed?

u know what i was trying to figure this out too.

[nasirahmed]

@waterfall99

Should I tell him openly to cover his mouth while coughing?

why dont u cover yourself up instead of telling him to cover his mouth.dont u think it would be more convenient lol

[Ms.Bholi_Bhali]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

u fake a cough and cover ur mouth!...... he/she might get the point!...... be a role model! :D

[diwana]

Re: Coughing with mouth open

Stop breathing for a while, close your mouth and move away several feet. This will ensure nothing gets in your lungs. Then do whatever you want to tell other politely.

[waterfall99]

@nasirahmed

u know what i was trying to figure this out too.

I meant without covering the mouth.

@nasirahmed

why dont u cover yourself up instead of telling him to cover his mouth.dont u think it would be more convenient lol

I have tried doing that but he coughs so much and so many times that,I don’t get a chance to cover everytime he coughs.

@Ms.Bholi_Bhali

u fake a cough and cover ur mouth!.. he/she might get the point!.. be a role model!

I have done that too,but he doesn’t seem to get the point.

@diwana

Stop breathing for a while, close your mouth and move away several feet. This will ensure nothing gets in your lungs. Then do whatever you want to tell other politely.

Thanks for this piece of advice.