- Never offer any sympathy for a cold. Simply cover the sufferer with a blanket (head included, if need be), prepare one mug of Lemsip, and then leave the room. After all, you don't want to catch the lurgy too.
- Never react to sniffs and sideways glances, which are clearly designed to elicit the phrase "Are you feeling any better?". This only allows them to regale you with a list of their symptoms.
- Suffer stoically through your own colds, with the help of drugs (I'd recommend Contac) and alcohol.
- Offer lots of sympathy when they are actually properly ill!
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