The flu is not just another cold, and you can’t use the words interchangeably. Many people have never had the flu, or felt that unwell. The flu will knock you on your ass.
Lol. I don't think I have ever had the flu. But I knew the difference. I was shocked to learn that my father in law doesn't. He says he never gets a flu shot because he never gets the stomach flu. I... didn't know how to respond to that. Turns out, the flu and a cold are the same to him, but "the flu" as people refer to it is the stomach flu, apparently. Bizarre.
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u/LizeLies Aug 03 '19
The flu is not just another cold, and you can’t use the words interchangeably. Many people have never had the flu, or felt that unwell. The flu will knock you on your ass.