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My DH and I are having a disagreement, so I thought I'd come here for your opinions. I have a head cold: drippy nose, raspy voice, and a slight cough. We have a dinner reservation tomorrow with some friends. I want to cancel because I think it's kind of rude to go to a restaurant with a cold, but he says people do it all the time.
So, who's right? Should we keep the reservation, and should I just keep going to the rest room to wipe my nose (at the moment it's like a faucet), or should we cancel?
Whether its right or wrong to go to a restaurant when you're ill may not be the issue, but whether or not you will feel well enough to enjoy the outing with friends and your husband. And, if you are contagious, consider if you are exposing your friends.
How you feel may need to be the gauge in determining factor.
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How would you feel if one of your friends was constantly leaving the table to blow her nose, or worse yet, blow at the table? Coughing, sneezing, etc, is not very congenial (IMHO), especially in company.
I would cancel after explaining to them that you have a cold and refuse to share it with them.
Hope you feel better soon.
I would say that you're both "right" --
I agree that you shouldn't go if you are sick and contagious, but your DH is correct that people do it all the time. Not that it's the "right" thing to do.
I'm a firm believer that some things needn't and shouldn't be shared.
I think if you call your friends and explain, they'll be happy to reschedule.
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I would say that you're both "right" --
I agree that you shouldn't go if you are sick and contagious, but your DH is correct that people do it all the time. Not that it's the "right" thing to do.
I'm a firm believer that some things needn't and shouldn't be shared.
I think if you call your friends and explain, they'll be happy to reschedule.
My thoughts exactly! Hope you are feeling better soon!
I wouldn't go either. If I was the other people, I wouldn't want to run the risk of catching germs and making myself ill. It's one of my pet hates when people come into work with streaming colds and then it goes around everyone.
I agree w/ the others - it's not the nicest thing in the world to expose your friends to your cold whether people do it all the time or not. Also, I doubt you would have a very good time yourself. You probably wouldn't be able to taste the food, and it's hard chewing with your mouth closed when you can't breathe out of your nose... just a couple more things to think about.
I think your friends would probably be more than happy to re-schedule.
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If these friends are local and you can easily reschedule, I would call and explain the situation and ask them if they can push it out a week or two. If they are visiting from out of town and leaving shortly, I would call them and tell them you have a head cold and ask them what they would like to do? Maybe if they really want to see you you can plan something else-not necessarily dinner-before they leave.
Also just FYI, Cold-ese and ZiCam do seem to work for me and my family. I'm not sure if the are effective once you are in full swing, but if I catch a cold right at the beginning, I can usually stop it.
I've put my foot down and decided not to go. I don't like cancelling since they will be in town for just a few days, but they appreciate that I want to keep my germs to myself. (The last thing actors need is a head cold/laryngitis.) DH is going to go to dinner without me . At least I don't feel as bad as I sound.
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I do think it is rude to go somewhere when you know you may be carrying germs.
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. At least I don't feel as bad as I sound.
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