Cough and sneeze etiquette

I am writing this hoping to raise awareness about something called cough etiquette. I just came back from my MBA class and again, I noticed that there are students who simply lack basic civic manners. One particular classmate of mine would just cough into the air spreading whatever germs he has to others, which is not much different with the inconsiderate old ah pek I saw in the market coughing and spitting his greenish phlegm onto the pavement, ugggh! Mind you, my classmates are educated and are studying MBA, unlike the ah pek.

I would like to emphasise that if you are down with an infection, please wear a mask to avoid spreading your infection to others.

Remember to wear a face mask if you have an infection!

Below are the basic cough etiquette that one should follow.

Please cough or sneeze into a tissue, then discard it. Or you might want to cough or sneeze directly into your mask. But please discard your mask as well after using it.

If you don’t even have any tissue, then cough or sneeze onto your sleeve or into the crook of your arm. You’re less likely to transfer bugs with your biceps and elbows.

It's not advisable to cough or sneeze into your palm because most likely you will end up using your hand touching the lift's buttons, door knob, or shaking hands with others. In the end, you are still infecting others. If you do cough or sneeze into your palm, then please wipe your palm onto your shirt. That helps a lot!

Please, oh please observe the above cough etiquette considering that you are an educated person and not some lowly educated Ah Beng, Ah Too, or Ah Kow.