If you sneezed!
Aug 20, 2023 09:40:23 #
joehel2 wrote:
I say it automatically and hope the person didn’t find it offensive.
God forbid we offend anyone.......
Aug 20, 2023 09:40:49 #
It was a Papal decree back when a Roman plague was ravaging the countryside...
So basically...made up to ward off the disease....which tells you the state of their knowledge of diseases and the sciences...naturally...it doesn't do anything.
So basically...made up to ward off the disease....which tells you the state of their knowledge of diseases and the sciences...naturally...it doesn't do anything.
Aug 20, 2023 09:57:10 #
Scruples wrote:
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You're absolutely right. This is just a tiny indication of where our society is going. Many things that horrified us in the past are taken in stride today. Maybe we should take Jerry Seinfeld's suggestion and say "You're so Good Looking" after a sneeze
Aug 20, 2023 10:28:35 #
joehel2 wrote:
I say it automatically and hope the person didn’t find it offensive.
It is their fault if they take offense
Aug 20, 2023 10:37:45 #
Why doesn’t anyone say, “Bless you!” anymore?
I and many others still do. Keep your world within the circle of those who do.
Mark
I and many others still do. Keep your world within the circle of those who do.
Mark
Aug 20, 2023 10:47:51 #
I have never understood why people need to say anything. Whenever someone replies to my sneeze, I feel uncomfortable, as if I shouldn't have sneezed in the first place. It seems to me that an "Excuse me" should come from the sneezer rather than a reply from a bystander.
Aug 20, 2023 11:08:34 #
I've observed that for years. Saying that is a rather personal thing. If I'm riding on a subway or a bus, I'd be surprised and maybe a little put-off if a strange said that to me. On the other hand, in a small, close group, it wouldn't be surprising. Of course, in a group of friends or relatives, it would be expected.
Aug 20, 2023 11:09:59 #
jaymatt wrote:
I have never understood why people need to say anything. Whenever someone replies to my sneeze, I feel uncomfortable, as if I shouldn't have sneezed in the first place. It seems to me that an "Excuse me" should come from the sneezer rather than a reply from a bystander.
Except for the "Excuse me," I agree. It's almost become a social requirement, like holding the door open for someone. It began years ago when people thought that your heart stopped when you sneezed.
Aug 20, 2023 11:53:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Except for the "Excuse me," I agree. It's almost become a social requirement, like holding the door open for someone. It began years ago when people thought that your heart stopped when you sneezed.
I think it began during the Black Plague. During that time, having caught the Black Plague, death was imminent. So when one sneezed, it was an indication they had caught the Black Plague. Consequently they said, "God Bless you".
Mark
Aug 20, 2023 12:32:39 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
Because people don't say "bless you" so much anymore we live in a crappy world? Really?
Aug 20, 2023 13:13:30 #
I've often wondered why folks around me say, "Bless You" when I sneeze, yet give me a foul look when I fart..?
Aug 20, 2023 13:27:38 #
markngolf wrote:
I think it began during the Black Plague. During that time, having caught the Black Plague, death was imminent. So when one sneezed, it was an indication they had caught the Black Plague. Consequently they said, "God Bless you".
Mark
Mark
I believe you are correct Mark.
Aug 20, 2023 13:34:17 #
Scruples wrote:
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Such a response is a cultural thing. I usually say "salud" (Spanish for health, not just a toast), but I'm a fluent-Spanish white boy living in the southwest with tons of Latinos. To my kids, I sometimes say, "Covid sneeze?"
I've lived in Japan, where nothing is said after someone sneezes -- and no one complains. There, culturally, a sneeze is ignored to spare the sneezer any embarrassment.
Aug 20, 2023 13:39:48 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
I've often wondered why folks around me say, "Bless You" when I sneeze, yet give me a foul look when I fart..?
It just depends on which end it's coming out of......
Think of farts as intestinal sneezes.
Aug 20, 2023 14:03:05 #
Scruples wrote:
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If someone near me sneezed I immediately get my mask on and get away from the person as soon as possible.
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