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[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (4 children)

Third day of rush hour public transport. I just know im about to come down with the lurgy

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

The thing that's driving me mad. Stuffed carriages, everyone coughing and sneezing around, not a single mask in sight, and bRo It'S jUsT tHe CoLd, but it's still fucking annoying to deal with, and I wouldn't have to if people weren't inconsiderate as hell. And especially at this day and age when we're supposed to get people to use public transport because of the environment, and every single atom of mine is screaming for my own little personal space where I don't have to go down with the snot plague just because I'm locked in with another 63472864 people coughing into my neck. RRRraaawr, I hate public transport in the cold.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 hours ago

Bicycles, my brother!

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A word used a lot here as a humorous stand in for colds etc - https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/lurgy

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 9 hours ago

Gotcha. Thanks!

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yep I'm just waiting for mine to hit

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I wish wearing masks on public transport remained normalised

[–] Atonable8938@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

It still can be. There's absolutely nothing stopping you from wearing one. I still do on occasion.

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

Yeah but the main benefit is everyone else wearing them to prevent the spread in the first place.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago

I think they're saying they wish other people would wear them when they're sick, as most masks are a lot better at blocking outgoing viruses than incoming ones

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 hours ago

They wouldn't look cool though.