2005.07.07.Thu / 냉방병 [레벨:0]04_강윤정

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냉방병
04 Kang Yoonjung

Hello everyone! My name is Kang Yoonjung. The topic of today's speech is A sickness which is caused by air-conditioning. Before starting my speech, I'd like to let you know the fact that there isn't any conception of 냉방병 in U.S.A. So, I'll say 냉방병 in Korean. I don't know if you recognize that I have caught a cold. I think it's not a cold but 냉방병. There is a saying that there is no one who catches a cold in summer even a dog.(“ 여름감기는 개도 안 걸린다.”) However, these days, it was changed. Do you know the changed saying? Everyone can have a cold  in summer except a dog. (“여름감기는 개만 안 걸린다.”) Do you understand the saying? It means that 냉방병 is quite general nowadays. I wish my speech will be useful for you.

First, I'd like to open up by giving you some symptoms of 냉방병. If you have a 냉방병, you would feel uncomfortable in your eyes and nose. In addition, you will have a headache or bellyache. Therefore, you will rarely concentrate on something. And if you have a 냉방병, you can be caught a cold easily. Beside, there are a lot of symptoms of 냉방병.

Do you know which sex are easily taken 냉방병? There is a difference between men and women. Women are taken 냉방병 more than men because women's clothes are shorter than men's one. So, they are taken the sickness more. Even in my case, I often just put on sandals and my clothes are shorter. Moreover I'm originally weak from a cold. So, it makes me have a cold.

In this point, how to avoid 냉방병?
  1. Use a muffler or a scarf.
You'd better put a muffler or a scarf on your neck and shoulder when you feel cold. If it's not enough, you'd better prepare a sweater.
  2. Make your feet warm.
If your feet are cold, all part of your body will be cold. So, you'd better put on a couple of socks.
  3. Be clean in a room.
You should change air as often as you can. Clear a filter at least twice in a month.
  4. Nurse a plant that is broad-leaved.
As you know, a plant let air clear by suction of  and volatile gas.
  5. Drink hot tea.
Especially, 우롱차 and 홍차. These are fermented tea. So they make not only circulation of the blood but also replacement of the water.

It is end of my speech. As I said before, I wish it is useful for you. Thank you.