Is ’man flu’ real? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English from the BBC. For a while now, the expression ’man flu’ has been controversial. Many men say it’s real, while many women say they are just being weak. But why is it that men seem to suffer, or complain, more when they get sick than women do? A recent study may have the answer. Can science prove that men really do suffer more, or do they just moan instead of getting on with it? Dan and Neil teach six items of English vocabulary and discuss the issue. To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website: 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬: Are you getting enough exercise? How do you behave in a swimming pool? How much sugar do you really eat? Is retail therapy good for you? Should schoolchildren have jobs? 𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬 a cold (informally) 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞 when a person’s nose leaks mucus 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 continue despite difficulty 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐥𝐮 the situation where a person, often a man, tends to complain and exaggerate a small illness such as a cold 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 complaining repeatedly often in an annoying way 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 feelings of illness caused by a disease Images: GETTY IMAGES #BBCLearningEnglish #6MinuteEnglish #LearnEnglish