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moparfan

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Q: How germ-free do you try to be in China?

I once saw a woman wearing a face mask, a hoody draped over her head with a big coat and plastic bags over her hands riding the subway. I didn't get the feelling that she was sick, but the opposite, that she didn't want to get sick.

How far do you go?

10 years 30 weeks ago in Health & Safety - Other cities

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Scandinavian

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Germs cannot kill me. I do wash hands as often as reality allows, and I think it was on this site I read the "no hands above shoulders" rule (basically never touch your face)

I am the proud owner of PM2.5 masks for the family. Not that they are used every day. I think when you see people with facemasks they are trying to avoid car exhaust, not that the typical choice of surgical mask can do anything about that.

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teggsnose

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As Scandinavian - I too wash my hands frequently...and automatically when I return home.I also carry a small bottle of Dettol hand sanitizer which I was happy to find is sold in Watson's...and use this too.

andy74rc:

Have to look at that.

i'm a hand's washing freak too...

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... haha

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