Waiting rooms. Sitting in a waiting room to give blood there's both unwritten rules and always certain types of people.
Unwritten Rules:
1. There must be atleast one chair between you and the next person.
1.1a - In the event that you cannot adhere to this, you can sit next to someone as long as you leave as much space between yourself and the other person. No bodily contact.
1.1.b - No bodily contact includes avoiding the following actions: i) Crossing your legs on the chair. ii) Folding your legs so that your foot occasionally touches the other persons trousers, leg or foot. iii) Crossing of arms. iv) Crossing your legs the male way so that your knee is awkwardly close.
2. You do not make polite conversation with other donors. It's just not the place for polite conversation.
2.1 The only place where this become appropriate is at the biscuits/drink/rest table.
2.2 Like you never ask an old person, a woman, or someone older their age, you never ask how many times somone has donated blood.
3. You do not look at anyone elses answers for the pre-donation form.
4. You do not stare at other people for fear of offending anyone.
5. You avoid the cranky looking nurse.
6. You never view blood donation as an opportunity for picking up a date.
7. If you've already donated blood you never read the information pack, yet still claim you have.
Certain Types of People:
1. The shifty person - You assume it's because they're not sure whether they'll actually pass the questions and anemia test.
2. The overly nervous person - Commonly confused with the shifty person, but they often exhibit shaking, sweating and jump when their name is called. If eye contact is made they will always smile in an over-friendly way.
3. The fidgety person - They aren't nervous, they just can't sit still, they'll bounce a leg up and down, swing their legs if crossed, pick up several magazine and flick throught the pages but never actually read the magazine.
4. The overly old person - You wonder why and how they could possibly spare any blood when they're that old.
5. The parent - They insist on bringing along their child that does not stop talking/crying/being loud/being annoying/moving. They end up usually sitting drinking and eating biscuits that you're meant to have after donating.
6. The couple - How romantic, donating blood together. Always amusing when one of them gets refused and there is an air of confusion and suspicion as to why.
7. The shopper - Usually female, feels the need to make an day of it when donating blood thus goes on a shopping trip beforehand and turns up with far too many bags - You sometimes wonder how she even made it there.
Unwritten Rules:
1. There must be atleast one chair between you and the next person.
1.1a - In the event that you cannot adhere to this, you can sit next to someone as long as you leave as much space between yourself and the other person. No bodily contact.
1.1.b - No bodily contact includes avoiding the following actions: i) Crossing your legs on the chair. ii) Folding your legs so that your foot occasionally touches the other persons trousers, leg or foot. iii) Crossing of arms. iv) Crossing your legs the male way so that your knee is awkwardly close.
2. You do not make polite conversation with other donors. It's just not the place for polite conversation.
2.1 The only place where this become appropriate is at the biscuits/drink/rest table.
2.2 Like you never ask an old person, a woman, or someone older their age, you never ask how many times somone has donated blood.
3. You do not look at anyone elses answers for the pre-donation form.
4. You do not stare at other people for fear of offending anyone.
5. You avoid the cranky looking nurse.
6. You never view blood donation as an opportunity for picking up a date.
7. If you've already donated blood you never read the information pack, yet still claim you have.
Certain Types of People:
1. The shifty person - You assume it's because they're not sure whether they'll actually pass the questions and anemia test.
2. The overly nervous person - Commonly confused with the shifty person, but they often exhibit shaking, sweating and jump when their name is called. If eye contact is made they will always smile in an over-friendly way.
3. The fidgety person - They aren't nervous, they just can't sit still, they'll bounce a leg up and down, swing their legs if crossed, pick up several magazine and flick throught the pages but never actually read the magazine.
4. The overly old person - You wonder why and how they could possibly spare any blood when they're that old.
5. The parent - They insist on bringing along their child that does not stop talking/crying/being loud/being annoying/moving. They end up usually sitting drinking and eating biscuits that you're meant to have after donating.
6. The couple - How romantic, donating blood together. Always amusing when one of them gets refused and there is an air of confusion and suspicion as to why.
7. The shopper - Usually female, feels the need to make an day of it when donating blood thus goes on a shopping trip beforehand and turns up with far too many bags - You sometimes wonder how she even made it there.
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