Sneezing into your hands? Think again

          It is bothersome to see behaviours that are irritating. These behaviours will not affect the world but it affects a certain individual. For example, a person who sneeze and use their hands to cover their mouth really irks me. It won't affect the world but it affects me. It's okay if they sneeze into their hands and wash it afterwards but usually they don't even care to wash it. We interact with people particularly by talking or using gestures. If individuals sneeze into their hands and someone ask for a handshake, it wouldn't be pleasing. It would be gross. The bacteria from the saliva that just got onto that persons hand would spread to other people who make contact with them.

 

          Maybe a reason why people are engaged in this behaviour is because they think that to prevent their saliva from sprinkling is to cover their mouth with their hands. They are not aware that this behaviour is bothersome because if they are aware, they will use other ways to cover their mouth when they sneeze. There are other ways to cover your mouth like sneezing between your arms; arms will not be used to touch anything. Bacteria will not spread and others will not get sick. Another way is using tissue. Tissues can block saliva from getting onto people's hand.

 

          I've been to many places where I've witnessed this behaviour a lot. I will share one experience of witnessing this. It was lunch time and my friends and I were in our school's open area. One of my friends was in that state of almost sneezing and I thought she will sneeze. I was right, she sneezed. She sneezed and used her hands to cover her mouth. I haven't addressed her or anyone else who does this behaviour because I don't have enough courage to do so. I feel that I don't have the right to correct it because it's their decision to do that.

 

          It will be better if all of us will not use our hands to cover our mouth when we sneeze. It is gross and disgusting. It is not the proper hygiene and it is not healthy. We need to be clean, that way we can make ourselves presentable and ready every time someone ask to shake hands without any bacteria spreading away.

Movie talkers, please shut up.

Why do people tend to talk and ask continuous questions during a movie or a show?

 

It is really irksome to have your peers or, on some occasions, the stranger sitting next to you go over the movie's dialogue and start having one of their own with their non-ending comments about how the actor is so attractive or their series of questions about what is happening during a scene. Don't get me wrong, I would gladly help a person out if they don't understand what's going on in the movie. But if they keep questioning me every other minute or start babbling about irrelevant things while we're watching, any individual wouldn't be able to tolerate it.

 

My most recent encounter with this behaviour was last month when my two close friends and I went to go see a romance movie. The movie started playing and everything was going great until the main actor appeared on the big screen. She, however, had other plans. She kept going on about how she wishes she could meet him in real life and how she wishes he would visit the city in the near future. I could only nod blankly as I was trying my best to concentrate on the screen and the scene unfolding in front of me.

 

I thought then, that she probably got the hint but unfortunately, that isn't the case. She still kept talking and asking me about how I find the movie so far, if I like the actor's acting or not and all sorts of other questions about him. At this point, the babbling was really getting on my nerves but I tried my best to remain composed.

 

"It's really good so far but please, I would really appreciate it if we can watch in peace." I said as calmly and kindly as I could so she wouldn't take it personally. Fortunately, she understood and immediately apologized with a sheepish smile. After that, we were finally able to fully focus and enjoy the movie without any unnecessary talking.

 

I think people engage in this sort of behaviour because of the following reasons: they're bored, they're confused about what's going on in the scenes and/or they are too into the movie (or the cast) that they just have to let out and express their thoughts. The last reason was the reason in my situation. Most of the people that does this behaviour are usually aware that it is annoying to others so they try their best to stop doing it but some others are quite oblivious.

 

Cineplex cinemas usually play a short video message about this specific issue before the movie starts and I personally think that it is an effective way to make people aware of how that sort of behaviour is bothersome to others. But there are some cases where people can't really help but make comments while watching, in that case I suggest watching by themselves so they are less likely to engage in the behaviour and can solely place their attention to what they're watching.

Too Much Make-Up

       Wearing make-up is such a normal habit for girls, isn't it? Especially teenagers nowadays they started to wear make-up at such a young age. Have you ever seen young girls wearing make-up? How do you feel about that? Are you one of them too? I have seen many types of girls. Some of them wear lots of make-up. Some of them don't. Of course the reasons they do that being they want to look attractive, mature, and perfect just like those models walking on the stage during the fashion shows. As a guy I would say that's not needed at all during this age. They have such a nice, healthy young skin. So why would you want to cover that with those make-up that isn't even good for your skin.

       I have seen lots of girls spending so much time doing make-up. It was just not 10 to 20 minutes in the morning. They spend the whole day keep adding make-up. I mean like they would go to the washroom every 30 minutes and spend another 20 minutes to fix and add those make-up.

       In one of my classes last semester there was a girl sitting in front of me. Every 10 minutes I would see her take out her mirror and kept checking if her make-up was fine and kept adding make-up. Everyday her face would look like a Barbie doll. she was 16 but with those make up she looked like a 22 year old girl. I could tell that there was so much make-up on her face. she didn't look bad with those make-up but I just made her looked "FAKE". At the moment I could tell that she would look so much better without them.

        And there was this other girl sitting beside me in the same class. She barely wears make-up. Her face just looks absolutely natural. she didn't have to spend much time doing those make-up. One day she had a dance concert. She was wearing just a little bit of make-up. She looked just as pretty as her without make up. I mean like wearing make-up is not a bad thing at all but its not needed in our daily lives.

       I think teenagers especially girls have such a nice healthy skin. They don't need those make-up to cover their skin. To be honest I have never asked or told any girls about them wearing too much make-up but I have asked a close friend of mine about it. She said they just wanted to look good like those models and celebrities in front of everyone. Again as a guy I wouldn't want to my 16 years old friends look like 25 year old girls.

       I think lots of girls get this kind of influences mostly from the TV shows, advertisements and some other media. If anyone around you or even yourself are doing something like this you can try changing it by telling them to be proud of who they really are and what they really look like. No one was born to be perfect. You don't need to be like those celebrities for everyone to like you. No one can be like the other. Trust me try living a week without those make-up and you will find it so much  more relaxing than having to wear make-up everyday. So if you are reading this article just remember to be proud of what you have and who you really are and you will find that your life is so much happier and easier. Don't care about what those bad people that make fun of what others look like. Just be yourself.

      
      

Fragrances in public...

     People who put on cologne or perfume tend to smell better than others. They'll usually put it on before going out or after an intense workout. Although, some people put on way too much. What is even worst is that some people put it on in public. It's not only irritating to me, but to everyone else around the person who does this certain behaviour.

     Firstly, all of the fragrant scent people put on, is (at times) noxious. Most of the time, the scent happens to be horrible. It's so horrible, that people wouldn't even want to smell it. Even if the scent of the incense smells good, people would still not choose to smell it, because it's very unpleasing. Most people would find the essence to be down right disgusting. When people catch the sharp smell of this, they usually scrunch their nose in disgust almost immediately. The perfume scene that people spray themselves with also happens to be powerful. Strong scents of the apparent fragrances makes people feel disgusted, even if they are a few meters away.

     Secondly, it would  be a better idea for people to put it on somewhere private. There would be a better time, and better place to put it on. Many of these places include, at home anywhere in the house. The bedroom, the bathroom, or even the living room would be great examples around the house. These places ensure that the individual who puts on cologne or perfume won't be a disturbance for anyone. It's understandable that people are in a rush to groom themselves or in this case, need to freshen up a bit. However it would also be a greater and better time for people to do it, rather than a time when they are out in public.

     Finally, people who put on a scent happen to be rude, not because of the scent, but because of their bad behaviour. In public, it bothers people. When these certain individuals spray on cologne or perfume, it sometimes sprays onto other people. It can seriously affect the people who have serious medical conditions such as asthma, or allergies. The most polite attempt to stop people from spraying themselves with the foul odour, is asking them to discontinue their action of doing so. However, it may not work, because it's usually people with bad behaviours that do this, and they won't always give back positive reactions.

     The good and sometimes bad fragrance that people spray themselves with happens to smell and can disturb other people around them. It can also be rude, as it's not very pleasing to see a sole person do this action. Particular individuals should think about using cologne and perfume, and be aware that when they do it, it displeases everyone around them.

Ballhogs!!

        In a team sport where athletes needs chemistry and teamwork but one do not agree with that type of strategy. Ball hogs only want themselves to shine or steal the spotlights from his teammates. In Basketball, in order to be successful you have to trust, listen, cooperate and support your teammates because if you will just play by yourself and chose not to communicate with your members, you will not succeed, you're just showing off your skills that you can do like shooting and dribbling. It bugs me when ball hogs complain and judge their team mates by the way looks and say "I'm the only one who can score and do everything in this court" and most likely they will obviously hog the ball and ignore his team mates, and if that happened his members would not communicate with also because he doesn't want any help and support from his team mates and he just trying to break the team work and chemistry.

       

       When I was playing last Monday in M.Y.A.C in James Nisbet. We were playing full court 5 on 5. I was appointed to defend a guy on the other team and I know that he doesn't pass the ball that much. He only wants to score, get the ball and make a lot of shot. Those things bugs me because ball hogs doesn't appreciate his team mates, like that's why you have 4 more members to assist each other its not just about you. Also, during my basketball focus class last week. We played at Maples Community Centre and we only have 5 minutes to play. I also had this one guy on my team who doesn't really rely on his members. We are down at the last 10 seconds and the guy told our sub to countdown for him. The other team was up by one, the sub started counting down by the time he drove to the basket he got doubled team then he tried to shoot the ball and he didn't pass the ball to one of his team mates, we were wide open but he decided to shoot the ball. He missed the shot and for me that was a bad shot selection. He chose to shoot the ball instead of passing the ball to his us.

 

       I told the guy to pass the ball when he's getting doubled team but he don't listen to us like he doesn't trust his own group. Inside of me I want to say you have to TRUST your team mates even you don't know them, you just need to have some faith on them.

 

      People hog the ball because they want to get recognize by the people that surrounding them. They want to get discover,prove that they can shoot well and dribble the ball well. Ball hogs want the people to talk about them. They want to be famous in their school and everywhere where basketball is the topic.

 

      Ball hogs usually do this because they crave to be like their idols especially Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Those two are very famous in their era because they score a lot, they average 30 points per game or more and they don't usually pass the ball because they're a scoring type of guard. These ball hogs unlike MJ and Kobe do not know the secret of winning and playing Basketball, you have to trust and have faith on your team. Basketball is for five people not for 5 individuals. Work as a team and support each other that's the key to win in Basketball!

Judgemental People?

"You don't have potential on being successful in life if that's all you do everyday and blah blah blah blah blah" Don't you just hate it when someone just unexpectedly judge you? I'm pretty sure everyone must have experienced this at least once in their lifetime. Even at times, I'd be hearing a group judging other people. I just find it plain rude, to even gossip and talk behind their back. People can even judge you indirectly right to your face. I remember this me I was hanging out with friends and some people I didn't really know at a mall, until I overheard them talking about a certain girl couldn't dance at our school. I was just standing there not knowing what else to do while they talk about a girl's low class ability. The second time around I was walking to a friend's house in the summer, and on the way a young girl was walking hand in hand with her child and I thought to myself that it was adorable until two girls walk pass by saying that she ruined her life not being successful for her future etc. From a real life experience, I have been told straight up and I didn't like it at all. I was told I couldn't so certain things properly, pretty much lowering my self-esteem which really got me off guard. In my opinion, I feel like people engage in this behaviour by trying to bring down the potential everyone has. They envy what other people can do instead of themselves. They probably hve a different perspective on how they see people. Maybe they dislike certain things ny what other people do that seems to bug them, or grew up differently about how their atitusw is to everyone. From what I think, people who easily judge other individuals by what they is to keep in mind the saying "never judge a book by It's cover" in their head before officially judging. Whenever they see what they don't like about someone, they should know that they can't say anything because clearly they don't even know them.

Germ Spreader

Coughing into the air isn’t as polite as coughing into a shirt or arm. Coughing without covering your mouth can be very disrespectful and also isn’t very sanitary. Germs are tended to spread by coughing on hands and then touching objects that others will as well. If people would just take this action into consideration our society and communities would be much cleaner and each individual would also be healthier and will not be sick

This behavior that I have chosen to write about can be encountered in many different places, at many different times. I obtain this obstacle when friends or members in my family are sick. Coughing and not covering you mouth is also encountered in schools, worksites and malls. Some people don’t even realize that they’re not covering their mouth and some people just do it intentionally to just be rude and unsanitary.

To be honest I have addressed a person who has not covered their mouth while coughing. As I encountered the person I kept my distance because I didn’t want them to spread their germs all over me and just asked politely if they could cover their mouth with their shirt, hand or inside of arm. Some people may think it’s not a big deal and shrug that advice off or some people may take it into consideration and use that extra little step to stay clean and healthy and also to help protect others from viruses.

I think people tend to engage in this behavior because they don’t think quick enough in order to cover their mouth in time. Also another reason to why people engage in this behavior is by just being lazy and being someone who just doesn’t care about others and things around them. The people who obtain this action I don’t think realize that it may be bothersome to others. They may think it’s normal and not rude.

Some factors I believe might foster this behavior are habit. If someone gets into the habit of not covering their mouth it may be difficult for them to get into the habit of covering their mouth while coughing. The way that people may be dissuaded from engaging in this behavior is by being careless by spreading germs to others. I would hope that everyone at sometime will consider this action to stay healthy and clean.