Two types of coughing

I’ve noticed there are two types of coughing. One is when you need to clear your throat, because you smoke, or because you have a tickle in your throat or something. Fair enough.

The second type is aggressive, it’s like an attack, directed to harm your energy. About 3 years ago loads of people started coughing aggressively in this way, I think it’s because they are angry (envious, perhaps? Or afraid?) and want to give you a psychological punch.

I was surprised that people do this second type of coughing in Glasgow as I thought it was maybe a London thing. Do people not realise that God keeps a record of absolutely everything they do and will be judged for it?

Around two years ago I made a conscious decision not to cough aggressively at people, even if they do so to me. I think it’s the wrong thing to do – human beings should be brothers and sisters encouraging one another.

I think part of it is that everyone feels they are in competition with everyone else. So people think they have to cough at you to show they are stronger than you and not afraid of you. It’s insane. Just be kind to people.