So what are her failsafe tips for navigating the coughing season without losing friends and alienating people with your projectile germs? 1.Be aware We carry on, we still go to work and even to the gym and still go around shaking hands.’īryant worked at the etiquette guide book Debrett’s for over a decade and now works advising foreign businesses on the nuances of English manners, if you’re invited to tea at the Palace, she’s your woman (you must stop eating when the queen does or risk a royal faux pas). If you’re the one with the cough don’t splutter over your loved ones. ‘Etiquette is really just about how we treat other people,’ says Bryant. ‘With coughing etiquette, you have a duty of care to other people. Cough into a tissue rather than your hand If there’s anything you can do to suppress the symptoms, like sucking a cough sweet, or washing your hands, that will stop the spread of germs.’ 2.
‘We’re getting more germ aware,’ says Bryant. ‘At school children are now taught to cough into the crook of their arm, rather than put their hand over their mouth, it looks a bit dramatic but it’s a definite improvement from when I was at school and everyone coughed and spluttered everywhere. The main problem with coughing is the poor cough hygiene. It’s about hand avoidance, so cough into a tissue. As the government guidelines say, then ‘bin it.’’ And be prepared. ‘A well-mannered commuter has anti-bacterial hand gel,’ says Bryant. Hold the handshakesįunnily enough, 83% of us will happily shake hands with someone with a cough, perhaps because we don’t realise this puts us at risk of picking up germs. ‘If you’re the person who is ill have the confidence to say: ‘I’ve got a stinking cold,’ says Bryant.īut if you have a cough Bryant says it’s better to be honest and keep your hands to yourself. ‘So, I’m going to keep my distance and I won’t shake your hand.’ Your colleagues will thank you later.
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