Guest guest Posted April 24, 2003 Report Share Posted April 24, 2003 Lucy, you bring up a good point. We Americans like to think it's virtuous to keep on going when we're sick, and usually don't consider what effect our stoicism has on others. There's always a special award at the end of the school year for "perfect attendance." Maybe you've seen the recent cold pill commerical that takes place in a discount department store, wherein the "Employee of the Month...again" is cheerfully going about her job with a headcold. It's bad enough that some of these illnesses are communicable before you realize you're sick. Some years back I was singing with the Shaw chorale in Atlanta. I remember the time when one alto showed up for rehearsal with a nasty cold. She was sooo terrified of missing a rehearsal. Shaw had strict rules about how many rehearsals you could miss, and she wasn't so strong of a musician that he'd have bent the rules for her. By the time of our performance, the whole alto line was practically missing from Poulenc's Gloria. They were ALL sick. If anybody got sick, there was a certain physician we were supposed to see who would prescribe an artillery of drugs to get us singing again. Only in America. Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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