There are a handful of certainties in life, death, taxes and everyone getting sick during flu season.
Weve all be there, on both ends. Take heed of these tips to help you identify when flu season has hit and when you should maybe wear a surgical mask to work.
You start looking into online grocery shopping just so you don't have to leave the house and come into contact with the great unwashed[hhmc]
Seriously though, online shopping is the best.
When you lean in for a hug and someone leans back[hhmc]
#awkwardhug
When men start to compare their man flu with child birth[hhmc]
Because as all women know, the two are totally comparable. -_-
There's hand sanitiser everywhere you look[hhmc]
Its all fun and games until you find that paper-cut you didnt know you had.
When you realise that your colleague's constant coughing is actually a form of torture[hhmc]
Thats when you know its time to bail.
When there's a fine line between "just a cold" and dying[hhmc]
Weve all been there.
You treat every slight cough from a co-worker/friend like you're in an episode of The Walking Dead and still infection-free[hhmc]
Surviving the walkers is a game of life and death.
Only the cheap tissues are left on the supermarket shelves[hhmc]
Give me aloe tissues or give me death.
You get anxious about being in large groups of snotty people[hhmc]
As if there werent too many people around already, they have to be sick too.
There are deep and meaningful discussions about tissues with "additives" such as aloe vera and eucalyptus[hhmc]
Does it really matter? Just stop the flow! But then look at that nose chaffing – aloe matters.
When your office colleagues start ranking sneezes out of 10[hhmc]
Seriously, is there a need for a sneeze Richter Scale during winter?
When people, previously not-so aware of health issues, become medical experts[hhmc]
You know who you are.
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