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American |
Middle Eastern |
| a friend tells you that they are sick, you say |
“I’m sorry” |
“that’s good, a person should get sick now and then, it helps them to be a better person” |
| when a friend has the flu, you should check if they are |
taking vitamin C, getting enough sleep, using inhalers, taking relevant over-the counter medicine |
praying regularly |
| when the flu lasts a few days, you should remind friend to |
use hand sanitizer, cough into their elbow, drink green tea and hot lemon tea, eat ginger/ ginseng/ garlic/ echinacea/ wheatgrass |
eat Chinese soup that is so spicy they sweat through your clothes and then walk a few miles |
| a friend is sick at home, you should… |
call to see if you should visit, at what time and what you could bring with you |
show up unannounced between 9 and 11pm with nothing |
| food to give a sick person |
chicken soup, fruit |
meat and rice, baklava |
| ‘magic bullet’ |
flu vaccine |
honey |
| when your friend has had a flu for 4 weeks and has not seen a doctor yet, you say |
“That’s ridiculous, go see a doctor!” or “Oh, don’t you have insurance?” |
“Yes, stay away from doctors.” |
| when conventional medicine is not working |
star anise, acai berries, homeopathic medicine |
assume you have been cursed and find someone to lift/ counteract it |
| the cost of 2 bottles of cough syrup, ear drops, sore throat lozenges, anti-biotics, cold and flu sachets to add to hot water is… |
more than $50
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less than $20
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