One theme I seem to notice reading the posts is that people aren't nearly, and often times are AT ALL afraid of people who v from being drunk. At the other extreme we are terrified of people v* because they have norovirus. Even seeing someone get seasick probably wouldn't bother us nearly as much as seeing them do it from a virus.
So does this mean that we aren't afraid of the v* as much as we are afraid of the person's potential to give it to us? I've seen lots of drunks toss their cookies and it's gross and I really don't want to see it, but doesn't bother me all that much. I feel contempt for their binge-drinking gluttony more than I feel fear of their v*ing. However, if I know someone has a norovirus, I am terrified to be anywhere near them. There have been times I've had roommates that were sick with noro and knowing they were puking made me have to leave the apartment and stay out as long as possible. It didn't matter if I couldn't hear or see them doing. Just knowing they were doing would make me scared and depressed. And even after they were better, I still didn't want to be around them for at least a few days. I'm not as bad as I used to be though.