Residents of Sheffield have been crowned the hardiest in the UK – when dealing with the common cold. Research into 2,000 people – 100 from each of the 20 biggest UK cities – found that, as well as being able to go about their daily business with the ailment, those in the steel city also take the fewest sick days because of it, with only half a day off annually.
They were followed by those in Liverpool, Glasgow, and Oxford, as other top cities which also perform well when feeling under the weather. However, it was Londoners who are most likely to struggle to perform when suffering from a cold.
And those in the capital are also catching the most colds, They average five a year, compared to 167 miles up the M1 in Sheffield, where they are only catching two.
