I thought that having food poisoning would be a lot more glamorous.

It sounds so cool. Food poisoning. Who gets that? Not a lot of people that I know. If you get food poisoning, you are special. If you’re with a bunch of people and you mention that you had food poisoning, you’re guaranteed to be the centre of attention for at least the next 3 minutes.

“Food poisoning? No! From where? I’m never going to go there. What did you eat? What happened to you? Are you ok?”

It could be from anything.  It’s so mysterious. And exotic. And painful. And while puking in a toilet all night will garner sympathy from your friends, it doesn’t scream…glamour. It mostly just prompts deep questions like “When was the last time this toilet was cleaned?” and “You think this is eggshell or cream?” and “How does a toilet even work?”

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