Out of the top 5 things I hate "being", being sick probably fits in at number 2. Number one is a whole other discussion that I won't get into, but let me just say, it involves a rubber chicken, three thimbles, and one of those shirts with the crocodile picture on it. I know... obvious isn't it?

Okay, back to being sick. I think it's mostly because when you're sick, there is no way you can look worse. And if something is going on that makes you look horrible, being sick is like icing on the cake... to someone that hates you. Got a bad hair cut? Add being sick to it, much worse. Put on enough mascara to block out the sun? Random eye watering will get you a job as an Alice Cooper impersonator (Wait, maybe Alice Cooper is applying for that job. It has been a long time since Poison!)

Coughing! Who invented coughing? They should be slapped around, or even better, put into a room of coughing people. It hurts your throat, your chest; you loose control of your face creating that O look as you create a tunnel in your mouth for the cough to get out. And what are you told when you were young? "Cover your mouth!" Cover my mouth? If I cover my mouth, my head would explode. Like a mini bomb going off. And that just wouldn't be right. Coughing is the worst, because it's annoying. Not just to you, to others around you. Next time you're start coughing, look at people's reactions. It first starts of with sympathy. But over time, as you keep coughing, the sympathy look on their faces turns to irritation. "SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP!" That is what is going through their mind. I think some tests were done which resulted in 5 minutes, 32 seconds until hated for being sick. People can be so cruel.
If coughing is the worst, then a runny nose has to be the most disgusting. Snot is just a gross word, but what's worse is the actual name... mucus. Everyone together now... ewwwwwwww! And ever look at the tissue box? No directions what so ever. Even cereal has directions. Blow your nose wrong and you'll look like some cartoon villain, "The Projectile Snotter". I didn't learn how to blow my nose until I was 23. It should have been covered with the birds and the bees chat because I'm sure there are a lot of people who have more colds than sex.  Bib Patel