I hate it when people ask me two things while I am coughing.
One is, "Are you OK?" and sometimes I get patted on the back while they ask me this. If I am having a coughing fit, I am not ok. Patting on my back makes me cough even more. And of course, i can't tell them to stop patting me on my back and answer them. Then when I don't answer them they watch me like an animal at a zoo.
the second thing I hate when I am having a coughing attack is "Can I get you some water for that cough?" Well, DUH!!!!