i rly wanna know like americans and non-americans- were u immunised against chicken pox or did ur parents rather u just get infected as a child??

To get personal:

I was a child before the chicken pox vaccine even came out so got infected - in the hospital, of all places! - and then went on to infect a mass of other children at a hospital event because people didn’t know I had it without the telltale spots (which showed up a few days after). 

IF the vaccine had been available, I’d have absolutely gotten it - my parents are good like that - but instead I ended up extending my hospital stay by about another week or so, all of which was spent in isolation due to the disease...and, many years later, I also ended up with shingles, which is essentially a reactivation of the chicken pox in adults that results in a strip painful bumps that often leaves scarring.

...And this is why it’s important to vaccinate. You minimize spread, illness, and the risk of future troubles that cannot be seen from getting sick in the first place.

Others: "I can't wait to get totally vaccinated so I can go and enjoy the hot summer weather!"

Meanwhile, in my spooky ass head: