How do you catch a cold?

[filthiestfis]

Is it true that you can catch a cold by going out with your hair wet (after shampooing) and if you dont wear enough layers of clothes?
I currently have a cold and my mum always tells me that it must be because I went out semi-naked (not true).

[yummum]

the reason you catch a cold is if others are near you with a cold that sneeze or cough will spread their germs! anything that has been sneezed on (table tops, pc keyboards etc) will hoard the germs until someone else picks it up! its an old wives tale that you catch a cold going out with wet hair etc!

[rocklolo]

i have never experienced so many colds,virus when i use to do nursing years ago. I think that a close environment
promotes that and it is quite common in hospitals and care homes,offices bla bla.....
What your mum,like my mum, are always making those comments based on old wise tales.
like "you must not make jam , or wash your hairs during your periods! "that is a good one!
To avoid colds and the like have a good diet, and include a lot of garlic in your cooking , but stay away from anybody with a snoty nose.

[filthiestfis]

But I dont get periods :I

[Hellyon]

I was always told you caught a cold having sex in a field with the gate open.

[rocklolo]

Na Filthiestfis !
What i have stated is an old saying a old wives tales you nugget

[rabbitygirl]

Old wives tales are sometimes true. Only us old wives know which ones. We pass em all on so you can discuss them and decide which ones are real.