If you sneezed!
Aug 23, 2023 13:29:13 #
Scruples wrote:
Now, this is a strange thought. Perhaps you are in... (show quote)
Just curious. Did you respond or just sat there, hoping someone would say something?
What do I do? I mention to the person sneezing that they are allowed only 3 sneezes in a 24 hour period. That was sneeze number one. Usually it does keep the sneezes down. Kind of hard to keep sneezing when laughing.
Most sneezing is a reaction to some irritant to the nose. And it is possible to have a series of sneezing. Then, there is Covid.
Language note:
gesundheit
interjection
ge·sund·heit gə-ˈzu̇nt-ˌhīt
—used to wish good health especially to one who has just sneezed
German is one of my original languages. The meaning in my head is to wish them "good health".
Aug 23, 2023 13:33:53 #
Country Boy wrote:
A few years back I was on a software development project and we had several people from India on the team. We were sitting at a table each working on a laptop and a young India employee sneezed and I said "Bless You" and he looked at me and said you should not say that. You should say "God Bless You". You can't bless anyone! From that day I switched to God Bless You.
To him, I would say, " I, like anyone else, have the authority to bless anyone." And specifically to that Hindi, I would state, "Shiva told me so!"
Aug 23, 2023 13:33:56 #
Scruples wrote:
Now, this is a strange thought. Perhaps you are in... (show quote)
maybe cause more people read and understand that our souls don't leave our body when we do it........I call that progress
Aug 23, 2023 13:47:13 #
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.
Ummm, they let you go first to flush out a potential ambush! Or give you warning that the floor of the elevator is missing. ("Ladies first.")
As for the sneeze, it was thought to be akin to the "death rattle".
Aug 25, 2023 15:25:54 #
Harry02
Loc: Gardena, CA
Stash wrote:
I've never understood why people say "Bless You" or Gesundeit at a sneeze. I never feel the need to say anything unless the person happens to sneeze directly on me then I would probably say something other than bless you or gesundeit.
Old Katholic whacko. If you sneezed, you may lose a part of your soul. So cover your mouth and pray.
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