Sneezing in the office
I have been accused of sneezing too loudly in the office by fellow coworkers. I cover my mouth / nose in my elbow / armpit area and am not sneezing on anyone.
The complaint is that my sneezes are too loud and I am doing it on purpose, and in the event I am not, I need to sneeze quieter or even control it. I cant help it, my sneezes are naturally loud. I do control my sneezes in meetings but I don't think its healthy to do that. I am also not spraying snot everywhere.
Has anyone else had this issue? I was looking into this and found that its related to lung capacity as its essentially air escaping through mouth and nose.
I personally think that I have a higher lung capacity than them and my alphaness in this realm is stirring up insecurities. For more context, they are European and heavy smokers.
What do my fellow monkeys think? Does anyone have any interesting stories?
https://www.livescience.com/32707-why-do-some-peo…
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The sound of a sneeze comes from the air escaping from your mouth or nose. Professor Harvey says the loudness of a person's sneeze depends on their lung capacity, size and how long they hold their breath for. "The longer you hold your breath, the more dramatic you make it,"
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-11/can-you-co….
I will see if I can record my next sneeze and upload it here; maybe we can compile sneeze audios from the community and look at the comparables.
I truly hope this is satire
Oooofffaaa. Madone, look at the chutzpah on this kid, huh? Couple slices of hot salami gabagool and the kids sneezin all over the damn place! Ohhh woahhhhh slow down kid, save some lung fo' the rest of us huh? I'm just breakin ya balls kid
That's not how that word is used. Also, an Italian would never say chutzpah.
1) Yes, it is. It's interchangeable with "audacity" / "balls".
2) I am Italian AF and I say chutzpah all of the same. New York Italians frequently use yiddish slang and vice versa. We shared many streets/neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan post Ellis Island and thus there's overlap in the culture of Italian Americans and Jewish Immigrant Americans.
3) What am I, an asshole? Marone with the grammar already. Buncha bohunks telling me how to speak, again with the grammar?!
Well, I'm Jewish AF and someone who knew Yiddish would never say "the chutzpah on that guy". Maybe "chutzpah of that guy", like you wouldn't say the audacity on that guy.
Semper Fi sir. I served 5 years in IRaq and I can assure you that you are wrong. Tomorrow you better watch your back walking to work. As you pass Park Ave I shall pounce from the shadows and slap you across the face with my hot salami gabagool
alphaness
I sneeze really loud to the point where people say "what was that?" or "you must be joking." Therefore in certain public gatherings indoors I will try to avoid sneezing at all costs. I also have photic sneeze reflex, which means bright lights or the sun can make me sneeze, but it's not that loud outside when I sneeze, it's fine. I also have a big lung capacity.
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easy. Learn ventriloquism. Every time you sneeze, throw the noise over to the VP or principal or even partner if he ever happens to be around. Bonus points if its in an important meeting. Get them kicked out and then move up.
when you're sneezing, hold you nose with your index finger and a thumb, effectively closing your nose. the sound will be muffled and quiet and there will be no droplets coming out.
I don't know why people are using their elbow, armpit lol. like you have hands. are you opening doors and holding a spoon with your elbow or armpit as well? then why are you trying to hold your nose with it?
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