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Coughing everywhere on French trains as illness spreads

Original: Ça tousse de partout dans mon wagon, c’est formidable. À un moment j’entends passer quelqu’un qui me donne l’impression

A passenger in France described a train carriage full of people coughing, joking that one passing sound seemed like a creature from a Cthulhu story before realising it was a woman carrying her baby. The remark struck a chord online as winter respiratory infections circulate widely, with many people sharing similar observations of coughing and colds in crowded public transport and workplaces.

Why now: Seasonal coughs, colds and other respiratory infections are circulating widely in France, prompting relatable complaints about public transport.

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• Ça tousse de partout dans mon wagon, c’est formidable. À un moment j’entends passer quelqu’un qui me donne l’impression d’imiter des créatures d’outre-temps (genre de l’univers de Cthulhu), je lève les yeux : en fait c’était une dame qui tansportait son bébé (probablement pour… · jor@eldritch.cafe · 7

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