It happens all the time everywhere and it is the reason that I carry around a little bottle of antiseptic hand cleanser with me. Its not just coughing and not covering their mouths - its coughing then putting their hands on the handrails etc, sneezing into their hands then touching things, men scratching parts then touching the hand rails etc. I have become a little of a germophobe in the current society where people just don't seem to wash their hands anymore, even seen women at the work toilets who don't wash their hands - that is grotty.
I think it is very impolite to yawn, cough, or sneeze at any time with covering ones mouth/nose with their hand or a tissue. It shows a severe lack of manners, it is unhygienic, and inconsiderate of others in the vicinity. I think that a lot of it is crass stupidity from these people, not understanding how air-borne bacteria actually get transmitted and can cause disease. Obviously they were either not taught manners when children, or just do not care. I usually 'mention' to the ignoramus's who cough or sneeze in my direction, sometimes (not often) I will receive an apology, more often I will get a scowl and a "whats it got to do with you" type comment (so I start to explain to them about bacteria, how it can harm you, how it spreads, etc), and ask them if they want to risk their health whilst I cough over them!
I find it bad manners when people cough or sneeze anywhere in public without covering their mouths, not just on public transport. It is also very unhygienic and inconsiderate of them. I and others around them don't want their germs spread all over the place. I don't want to catch their colds or flu or whatever other germs or viruses they may be releasing into the air around me.
There always have been and there always will be people who could not care less about the welfare of other people around them.These sort of people really infuriate me, it is such a simple thing to cover your mouth up when you cough or even your nose up when you sneeze, and if you have been brought up doing it as a child it is something that remains with you for the rest of your life, But that is the trouble with todays society an awful lot of people have not been brought up right, but even so it is such a simple thing to learn and perhaps we ought to point it out to each individual in question when the event occurs.
it,s down to people forgetting they are not the only one on the plannet. Get rid of ipods and the like and ban people from haveing music playing into ear peices and we might start remembering that there are others as well as us on the street, bus or train
I see more and more people who yawn, cough, sneeze in public without making any effort to cover their mouths. And you know why, because their mothers never taught them the simplest of manners. These are also the same people who will eat with their mouths open, gobble their food on public transport, chuck all the left overs on the floor and then put their dirty boots and shoes on the seat opposite.
it is disgusting, i teach my kids well my eldest my little one at nearly 3 doesn't talk so it is hard for him to listen ot me ,he understand me but it is hard when they don't talk to you. My eldest always knows to put his hand in front of his mouth when he coughs or sneezes, sometimes he forgets like an adult would, but at least he does most of the time, it is just sheer ignorance and bad behaviuor when people sneeze or cough over people, it should have fines like dropping litter
it is terrible when you are travelling by public transport,and people cough without putting their hand in front of their mouth.Do they not realize what germs they spread.it is bad manners to cough all over other people.I personally feel quite sick to the stomach when people cough all over the place,quite disgusting!!
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