Cover your fucking mouth

Do not cough unguarded in my general direction, especially in close quarters during the winter. If you have a tissue handy, use that. If not, use the crook of your elbow. It’s a very simple rule of etiquette. It’s inculcated in most of us by the age of five, and it’s not too hard. —I think I feel sick already

This article appears in Jan 22-28, 2015.