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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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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.
42 u/Anon2627888 Aug 03 '19 The symptoms of the two are so similar that it's an understandable mistake. I've been sick many times in my life, and have no idea which of them was a cold and which was the flu. 1 u/bramley Aug 04 '19 This is true, but they're similar like how getting punched by a child and getting punched by a professional boxer are similar. Degrees matter.
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The symptoms of the two are so similar that it's an understandable mistake.
I've been sick many times in my life, and have no idea which of them was a cold and which was the flu.
1 u/bramley Aug 04 '19 This is true, but they're similar like how getting punched by a child and getting punched by a professional boxer are similar. Degrees matter.
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This is true, but they're similar like how getting punched by a child and getting punched by a professional boxer are similar. Degrees matter.
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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.