Man Flu

Is a man a 'real man' if he doesn't get "Man Flu"?

For a week now i've been what i call 'a bit ill' - i've had a cold.  My nose ran, i had neck ache, head ache, ear ache, i coughed, sneezed and wore a scarf - permanently.  But it was a cold, NOT Man Flu.

Then again, Man Flu is just that - but it keeps the bloke bedridden, incapable of even wiping his brow and seeking 24/7 attention.

But because i don't do being ill, it didn't stop me from doing anything.  I just got on with things.  I thought that would make me seem more of a man!  I was wrong.

Whilst I was working hard, proving my masculinity showing that nothing would stop me and my life...  I had to suffer a colleague boasting, showing off and bragging that her bloke had Man Flu.  What she was saying was that he's a bit ill and she was looking after him.  I thought: "What a pansy".

But then it clicked, being a man is all about having Man Flu.  It's an attribute rather than a weakness.  Being brave, heroistic and, well, masculine is all well and good - most of the time.  But the one time that showing those qualities has the opposite effect is when you have a cold.  Real blokes call it Man Flu.

So Just for the record: I've got Man Flu.  Well, I had it anyway.

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