Author: hans
Date: 2007-06-20 20:21
Katelyn,
Re: "If the teacher is sick, whether it be a cold, gum disease, herpes or whatever, he won't ask to play your instrument." assumes good judgment on the part of the teacher, and awareness of being infected.
Assuming has its risks; e.g., there have been reports of how doctors' stethoscopes, which we all assume to be clean, are big germ spreaders.
So I don't understand why so many writers could be comfortable with the cleanliness of the upper end of a stranger's respiratory-digestive system. I suppose it could be explained by "familiarity breeds comfort", as social psychologists say.
Good luck to all those who want to take unnecessary risks and gamble with their health. Periodontists need your business.
Regards,
Hans
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