Dragons breath is just about manageable to bear. It’s when they cough in your face that I’m still having trouble with.

Yes, I now wear a mask on public transport during cold and snot season.

'They' meaning...?

I presently have a cough, quite a few other people seem to as well, but I haven't noticed anyone literally coughing in my face (well, perhaps a child, but I don't remember any incidents), nor have I coughed in the face of others.
'They'? Does your language accurately reflect your thought processes?

They = people that cough in your face. It’s in the ‘context’. I think I chose the correct word. It’s a forum alien not a textbook on people and their coughing behaviors.

‘Their’ meaning people in general or humans.

‘Their’ doesn’t mean ‘people’ literally

Indefinite pronoun.

The term 'dragon breath' was used in the 2017 film, Maya Dardel. I mistakenly added the 's. I'm not sure exactly what it meant, but after being in China for a while, it seemed like a likely interpretation. In my opinion, it was a good film, with an interesting script. So @new alien who seems to want to pick a fight, I'm guessing you have dragon breath, too.

The definite thing within Alien’s question is his insinuation that I don’t know what I’m talking about. People like him need to be ignored.

@ vicar: OK, accepted.

It's just that, after 16 years in mainland China, I've heard way too many non-Chinese over-generalize about the supposed characteristics of Chinese people, and also way too many Chinese over-generalize about the supposed characteristics of non-Chinese (or, sometimes, of only 'westerners' - still a rather large population, worldwide).
No, not in every instance of the use of the word 'they' or 'them' (or equivalent in Chinese) does this reflect scarily simple mental attitudes, but I'm afraid it often does. Cf. discourse concerning Muslims generally over the past 18 years of so.
Where I grew up, this sort of general practice was a reflection of something very serious, and it seems to be alive & well today.
I agree it's annoying when people with bad breath cough in one's face, okay? But I mean it when I say it doesn't happen to me, and I've ridden a lot of buses here.