Man Flu... Why do people...

[Rot]

..Call it Man Flu?

I mean... I don't ever hear women say.. "I have Female Flu"...

I do believe this is sexism that should be tackled on an internet forum full of metro-sexual middle aged men...

xROTx

 

[titchgamer]

Well although not proven as such it is considered to be a thing.

https://www.nhs.uk/news/lifestyle-and-exercise/man-flu-real-or-myth-2/

 

[xb74]

Man being the more physical of the sexes, therefore the man flu being a more physical (read as painful) version of the flu?

Man flu aint no joke.

 

[@M]

That's interesting; I've never heard of it referred to as man flu before seeing this thread. Where I live, people just say that they have/had the flu, regardless of gender.

 

[NeoCverA]

I read “man flu” and think of how women perceive men as being whiny weak little bitches when they get sick. Not just having the flu.

 

[@M]

To be honest, when I first saw the thread title, and before I read titchgamer's link, I was wondering if this was going to be about some kind of male PMS thing.

 

[Heinz]

I read “man flu” and think of how women perceive men as being whiny weak little bitches when they get sick. Not just having the flu.

Yep it's not locked down to the flu specifically. I like to make the most of any sickness and if that means being a whiny weak little bitch well thanks for the hot chocolate hun and the blankey.

 

[fake]

 

[Rot]

The suffering is REAL... damn you all!

xROTx

 

[Syn]

I was wondering wtf is man flu??? We Muricans just say flu you whacky Brits.

 

[ggallegos1]

Man flu ain't no joke.

 

[NeoSneth]

same reason women call them Migraines, and the rest of the population calls them headaches...
sounds more intense....

 

[mjmjr25]

Please bring me some gummy bears and apple juice...it's probably going to be my last meal.

A real thing that was said...

Spoiler:

by me...the last time I had The Man Flu

 

[LoneSage]

mjmjmjrrmhrrr250 has returned

 

[oliverclaude]

Never heard the term, but apparently there's also the German Männergrippe. Hmm... and apparently it means to emote a simple cold into a serious flu. Well, that I heard of .

 

[fake]

Never heard the term, but apparently there's also the German Männergrippe. Hmm... and apparently it means to emote a simple cold into a serious flu. Well, that I heard of .

Mangrip, huh? I have one of those.

 

[jeffkun34]

Never heard of Man Flu before, but my wife will call me a pussy when I get the flu.

 

[titchgamer]

Never heard of Man Flu before, but my wife will call me a pussy when I get the flu.

Thats because she has no idea how bad man flu is.

 

[@M]

Influenza is particularly dangerous to the elderly, young children, and people with compromised immune systems, but, it affects both genders the same.

 

[LoneSage]

Influenza is particularly dangerous to the elderly, young children, and people with compromised immune systems, but, it affects both genders the same.

I haven't taken a sick day in ten years.

 

[GohanX]

That's because your strong American capitalist white blood cells will never fall to the communist swine diseases.

Either that or all the alcohol in your blood is killing the germs.

 

[Karou]

Sounds like something you get from having contact with the gay. Otherwise you could only be referring to a hangover from a hellish bender, not literally being ill(To not sound like a poof).

 

[fake]

I haven't taken a sick day in ten years.

I've been sick three times this winter. Twice from plane trips and once from a concert. Sage, bring AZN culture to the US. Get sick people to wear stylish masks when they're sick.

 

[Poison Sama]

To be honest, when I first saw the thread title, and before I read titchgamer's link, I was wondering if this was going to be about some kind of male PMS thing.

Man Flu = Roid Rage?

 

[mjmjr25]

Man cold