I have been trained in the fine art of the public health sneeze - sneezing into one's arm or shoulder to avoid getting germs on your hand, which then transfer to door knobs, etc.
However - as you may have guessed - in this lovely tropical climate, I very rarely wear sleeves at all. So where, exactly, does an Australian sneeze to avoid the ickiness of sneeze all over themselves, while still managing to shield their fellow citizens?
A quick google search yielded little apart from complaints about an ad for flu vaccines. (Apparently seeing the symptoms of flu on TV is far too disgusting for some people - imagine if they saw it in real life!)
The Government of South Australia (state including the City of Adelaide) suggests the sleeve sneeze/cough, or at least moving away from others (see handy fact sheets here). But I still find that difficult. Maybe THIS is why Australia always gets the flu before others!
Caro.. it's Heather!! I'm suggesting to sneeze into your shoulder..where there is still fabric.. if you're wearing a tshirt. Or lifting up top of shirt to mouth. Those are my brilliant suggestions. Oh.. and carrying lots of tissues! MISS YOU!!!
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