I have got a cold
and a friend of mine has the flu
why? cuz temperature went down from 18 to 10. (all in celsius)
While in Russia, you live with -10 - 20. How do you cope with that?
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I have got a cold
and a friend of mine has the flu
why? cuz temperature went down from 18 to 10. (all in celsius)
While in Russia, you live with -10 - 20. How do you cope with that?
Common cold is a viral infectious disease, and it has very little to do with weather conditions and nothing to do with witchcraft. C'mon guys, it's the 21st century.
Drink plenty of liquid, Mordan, and rest. To avoid a cold, wash your hands more often and minimize the use of public transportation if possible. And don't pick your nose.
Got used to low temperatures :DQuote:
While in Russia, you live with -10 - 20. How do you cope with that?
I walked outside at -35 when I was in Siberia, fine :)
drink a lot of hot tea with honey cover yourself in a hot blanket when you sit home.
Yeah, hot tea with honey or with raspberry jam. When I was the kid they also made me drink hot milk mixed with honey and a little piece of butter. It kinda helps but it's sooo unpalatable.
In fact, the epidemies of the flu are rather common in Russia. (Try to go to http://www.yandex.ru, enter "Эпидемия гриппа" and find a lot of links...)
I completely agree, what low temperature is not much of importance here. Coldness alone doesn't matter -- if you're dressed adequately, it can't harm much. That's why most flu epidemies happen in autumn/spring instead of winter: when lots people still (already) dressed too lightly for a season, and it "helps" them to catch cold.
Screw the cold. Excersize more.
:roll:
adoc's correct about weather. The temperature does not directly affect you getting the flu.
A drop in temperature only has 2 effects on your health... it can weaken your immune system, so you become more susceptible to germs and viruses from other people... and cold air is less dynamic, allowing germs and viruses to linger in the air longer (different from summer).
Oops... I forgot a third... cold temperatures can cause hypothermia, which can result in death. So... stay warm! :lol:
Cold weather does not "cause" colds or flu illnesses.
For a treatment, I've always preferred my father-in-law's remedy... honey tea, with a spoon or two of cider vinegar. And when the women aren't looking, add a shot of bourbon whiskey. Actually, it tastes pretty good! :wink:
1) На улице: тёплая одежда. http://www.bask.ru/catalog/syntheticwea ... icjackets/Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordan
2) В городе: водяное отопление.
В деревне: печь. http://belkamin.narod.ru/pech_shwedka.htm
Дополнительно: электрические обогреватели. http://climat-club.ru/PHILIPS-HD-3446.htm
3) С мёдом и малиной осторожнее, так как это лекарство. Можно наоборот простудиться ещё больше.
Drink a lot of vodka:-). Then, you'll ask yourself, what cold? what flu? :lol:
That's the spirit!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by charlestonian
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Maker sure you eat healthy and get all the vitamins you can during a day. I particularily reccomend you to drink fish oil every day, young man!
Попробуй сходить в баню или сауну! Если ты не сильно простыл, то поможет.
vodka or cognag :lol:
Is it not a good idea to take some cold medicine if travelling?
I just read somewhere(but cant find it) that certain medicine is not allowed.
At first when you feel sick, eat less. Every meal is a poison, don't overload your organism with work, it needs to cope with the virus. Drink much to let your organizm get rid of virus' toxines quicker. Take something that contains vitamine C. Dress warmly, even if you don't feel cold - higher temperature destroys viruses quicker, that's why body temperature rises itself when you are sick - so put on a sweter to feel just a bit hot. Gargle regularly (once in an hour or better in 30 minutes).
I rarely take medcines that promise to quickly cope with symptoms. You want to heal rather that just to hide them.
Usually I feel okay the next day, but I know my organizm is weak and don't dare to subject myself to cold, neither to go to crowded places (I don't want to catch another thing, nor to spread my virus).
But seriously, once you get it, there is nothing you can do to get rid of it. You can lessen your suffering by taking medicine, and using home remedies, but you are not going get rid of it. Let it slide, it will go away, eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mordan
You could've prevented it by taking a flu shot in advance, but once you got it - only time will heal.
Для того, чтобы предотвратить атаку гриппа, просто перестань мыть руки на каждом шагу. Иммунная система станет крепче. :roll:
Wow... never heard of that one...Quote:
Originally Posted by basurero
Ну может от гриппа это и поможет, не знаю, но дизентерию и тиф подхватишь тока так!Quote:
Originally Posted by basurero
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Originally Posted by JJ
Why are people from warm countries so worried about how we can survive extreme cold? And why do so many people believe that it is very cold in Russia? I agree that there are very cold areas in Russia. The territory they occupy is called permafrost, as you may know. But a very small proportion of the population of Russia lives in these areas. Even if we consider cities like Novosibirsk where it can get really cold, people don't complain about cold affecting their health unless heating is in good nick.
Even when temperatures in the Moscow area dropped as low as -30C last winter, I still played ice-hockey and didn't get a cold.
If you are dressed warm enough, the chance of hypothermia equals the chance of getting a serious sunstroke at very high temperatures without wearing any protective clothing.
It is excruciatingly cold in Russia. Many foreigners coming to Russia for the first time turn up their toes within their first 10 minutes off the plane. I myself wear special protective gear for a week or two after returning from a trip to neigbouring Finland. Their cold is much more civilised and democractical and it pays taxes.
madness madness lol do u die when u come to africa :) hahaha what did u walk out in a jacuzzi ???Quote:
Originally Posted by Vincent Tailors
mooman,there's nothing mad about going out when it's -35C - it's not as cold as your propaganda ridden media will have you believe. and no, we don't die in Africa.
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Originally Posted by VendingMachine
hahaha sore bugger propaganda machine my ass , lol its called a joke in english :) you are meant to laugh :) my swedish friends find the heat takes some getting used to and not the humidity but the sun is hotter it burns you even I after being in the UK for 6 months get burned something that never happened to me while I lived there :) k lighten up lol media machine sheesh really where do u get these funny ideas .....do i look american to u hahaha
you want to know why .....let me enlighten you ...i freeze my ass off in the uk and its hardly colder than russia i dress warmly and i get so depressed in winter its not funny ....when i first came to this country from my south african winter to english summer ....i did not even realise the differance i thought it was still cold and never took my jacket off since then i have gotten used to it and when i went back to south africa to summer I got so burnt it was not funny....i had never been so burnt like that in my life honestly I thought being tanned brown was genetic i never knew that you could lose it , i dont know about genetics but i have seen my russian friends in my country and they turn red they use sun screen and they burn quite easily some are better than others......I on the other hand cannot handle the cold some people cannot i have never gotten used to it it pierces every fiber of my body and I find it unbearably depressing to not see the sun for a couple of months. Saying that I think I have a right to wonder.Quote:
Originally Posted by ReDSanchous
:o :o :o Are you on some kind of drugs :?: :?: :?:Quote:
Originally Posted by mooman
The coldest place I have ever been was Mineapolis in the winter. It got down to -29C one morning. When I first stepped outside, I could not breathe. But I got used to it eventually.
We used to take a cup of warm water, through it in the air and watch it freeze in the air.
You look like someone who wants his feet on both side of the Pond what with "bugger" and "ass" :-) For pity's sake, mate, use the English word for that particular part in the human anatomy :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by mooman
Walking down the street at -30C you will see many people explode - the blood freezes and rips their bodies open like a can of beans. Usual scene for most Siberian towns. At first it shocks you, but then you stop noticing it... Bwahahahahahahahah
hey boet , kyk he en lekker luister na my kerel.... u check it out bra , i come from a multicultural country dude its called the rainbow nation the New South Africa ...and my slang is so huge its not funny we have 11 national languages my china check it out before u start tuning like some pikanin get with the program its called ubuntu coming together. Eish u make me laugh hhahaha sore bugger hahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by VendingMachine
Ever heard of "when in Rome"? So when in London, do as them Cockneys do. :-) Awroi', me old china?
P.S. Shall I give you a hand with punctuation? :-)
The problem is, this is an English-Russian forum... Try to use one of these languages :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by mooman
Which particular version of English and Russian are we striving for here.Quote:
Originally Posted by charlestonian
You are straying off the point in the hopes of slandering my good name. I mentioned how by staying in colder climates the heat from warmer ones seems more severe.Quote:
Originally Posted by VendingMachine
Oxbridge toff and Moscow university graduate respectively, of course. :DQuote:
Which particular version of English and Russian are we striving for here.
I though the South African winter is quite hot, or is it not in December?
December is summertime in the Southern Hemisphere :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
That's what I was afraid of.