Originally Posted by drvannostren

Oh man, the mask thing. Took my first trip to asia recently and was totally weirded out by it. Not that I've never seen them...growing up in Vancouver you see them all over the place. Much like the Asian grannies with sun visors. What you don't see is them en masse.

Spent some time in Tokyo and 5 days in Seoul and wow, these things seemed to be on 2/5 travelers. I couldn't decide if they were sick or trying to avoid getting sick by other people, OR a combo!?

I'd say you'll get jack squat from Ryanair, get a doctor's note from the GP like a get out of work free card and then call the insurance guys. If they are able to make a decent offer, then decide if there's no offer, then depending on how much money you're gonna lose, you'll have to decide.

Originally Posted by Badenoch

If you wish to wear a mask that is up to you and you'll get no argument from me.

But it's quite a different matter when people exhort passengers to wear them using vapid clich�s such as "courteous traveler" and "it's the least that sick people can do when traveling."

Originally Posted by nlkm9

I dont think its "vapid" it is being considerate of others around you.

Originally Posted by nlkm9

I dont think its "vapid" it is being considerate of others around you.

Originally Posted by Badenoch

There are too many self-appointed hall monitors and self-important busy bodies who believe it is their role in life to declare what is "considerate" and then press their views on others using silly clich�s and weak attempts at moral suasion.

Originally Posted by BRITINJAPAN3

I have never understood the recations to masks. I dont like wearing them but I do hwen i have a cold to avoid spreading germs around the world, and certainly wish the person I caught the cold from had been wearing one !!
Others wer them due to polution or to avoid hay fever, to avoid catching colds, avoid wearing make up......etc etc many reasons but no problems for you I think.

I agree its not Ryanairs problem, OP have insurance, why the hesitation to check if he can claim and then if he needs to he will know ?

Originally Posted by Jane42

Of course, on the other hand, I had a cold a few weeks ago and cannot seem to shake the cough - so annoying!

Originally Posted by Need

Kind of OT, but try Black Elderberry Extract like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Answer...ack+elderberry

I recommended it to all my friends who got stubborn not going away cough, and it works for all of them. I first discovered when I had a cough lasting over a months and kept me up every night. It doesn't stop the cough or feel any different in the first few days. But after a week or 2 using it 3-4 times a day.. the cough was gone completely.

Originally Posted by Need

Kind of OT, but try Black Elderberry Extract like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Answer...ack+elderberry

I recommended it to all my friends who got stubborn not going away cough, and it works for all of them. I first discovered when I had a cough lasting over a months and kept me up every night. It doesn't stop the cough or feel any different in the first few days. But after a week or 2 using it 3-4 times a day.. the cough was gone completely.

Originally Posted by nlkm9

lol to avoid wearing makeup??

Originally Posted by gspurr

Whenever I see people wearing masks on planes or in airports I usually think that they are trying to avoid catching germs rather than avoiding spreading them.