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What do you say when somebody sneezes?
- Thread starter Smoke
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Comprehend
Res Ipsa Loquitur
ever since I learned the reason behind saying "bless you" I have really not wanted to say it anymore so I usually try not to say anything but sometimes if the person looks around for some sort of acknowledgement then I'll squeeze out a "bless you" or something.
Comet
Harvey Wallbanger
Honestly? I don't like to say "bless you" (though I find the origon and connotation it is used in hilarious!) and I don't care for the German or French phrases....
Honestly? I say in a mean manner, "QUIT SPREADING GERMS!" Then I laugh or just smile. It tends to go over very well.
Honestly? I say in a mean manner, "QUIT SPREADING GERMS!" Then I laugh or just smile. It tends to go over very well.
Smoke
Done here.
What reason?
Comprehend
Res Ipsa Loquitur
I was told that it is because people used to get sick and die from colds or at least believed there was a good chance, and so when people sneezed, they would say "God bless you" because they thought the person might die.
I don't think there is much risk of death from sneezing so I think saying "God bless you" is a little much...
Smoke
Done here.
I heard it was the Black Death. Probably not too much chance of that either, though, in present circumstances.
jamaesi
To Save A Lamb
Whenever I sneeze I always say "al-hamdu lillah." It means praise be to G-d/thank G-d!
Whatever I say to others depends on what language I've spoken last or an thinking in, sometimes it's just random...
Saúde = Health
Gesundheit = Health, again
Ichi homerarete = One time being praised... I don't really go into the rest of them, I just say you're being praised a lot.
Yar hamak Allah = May G-d have mercy on you
Whatever I say to others depends on what language I've spoken last or an thinking in, sometimes it's just random...
Saúde = Health
Gesundheit = Health, again
Ichi homerarete = One time being praised... I don't really go into the rest of them, I just say you're being praised a lot.
Yar hamak Allah = May G-d have mercy on you
I say gesundheit out of habit- I really don't care what it really means. I tell my children to please cover their mouths.
Comprehend
Res Ipsa Loquitur
I heard it was the Black Death. Probably not too much chance of that either, though, in present circumstances.
yeah, whatever it was, I don't see anyone dying from sneezing anymore so I don't think that a sneeze warrants any special attention.
Ever learning
Active Member
Gesundheit, as I wish for that person to be healthy.
methylatedghosts
Can't brain. Has dumb.
I voted "other"
"Oh man, not on me!!!!!"
"Oh man, not on me!!!!!"
methylatedghosts
Can't brain. Has dumb.
I heard that people used to say "bless you" because a sneeze was a time when you weren't paying attention so that the devil could possess you
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
You have got it in one... It was thought the devil could enter you when you sneezed.
Not only would people say God bless you , but they would cross them selves for protection.
Quoth The Raven
Half Arsed Muse
Which is why I occasionally say,'Bless you before the devils get in'...and get odd looks from people for my troubles.
Then again, I often get odd looks for my troubles...
Smoke
Done here.
Atheist or not, I often cross myself when I yawn.
I'm not really worried about the devil, but I wasn't when I was a Christian, either.
Smoke
Done here.
Likewise. My great-grandmother was born in this country, but grew up speaking German at home; my grandmother spoke English at home, but German at church and at her grandparents' house. I'm always a little amused at people who get so indignant about Latino immigrants speaking Spanish. My great-great-grandfather lived in the United States for 47 years, and never learned English well or allowed English to be spoken in his house. His church, his job, and his labor union all used German rather than English.