A friendly nod will suffice
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- April
- 28
Today, the Rockland County Health Department reported that two cases of possible swine flu were being investigated. Both Rocklanders had recently traveled to Mexico, the epicenter of this outbreak. Here’s info from the county DOH. Local health departments, along with the federal Centers for Disease Control, are advising people to take precautions, including avoiding shaking hands.
I haven’t gone out of my way to avoid handshaking, but I have taken a wait-and-see attitude. I had three meetings with people (candidates for school boards, the county executive and staff) and no one offered to shake hands. And yes, usually they do. Everyone was pleasant, and nodded, smiled, etc., all the social cues. But no one put out the paw. And that’s just fine. I asked a few people if they were avoiding handshaking, and a couple said yes, one said no, and one said she hadn’t realized it, but yes, she was a usual handshaker and hugger and wasn’t doing either when she ran into people.
So, are you greeting people at a distance? What are you doing differently as the swine flu progresses? And did you even realize it?
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