God Bless You.

josevolution

why do people say that when you sneeze ,my coworker say's that to me even when i cough she is a bit on the old side though ,should i say i only coughed !! or let her keep on saying this he he he ,i know i should be working ok see ya back to work ...

SPEEDY MCCREADY

because it is better than saying...."go fuck yourself"

hehehehehehe..........

decides2dream

now it's just out of habit/politeness...but it is rooted in folklore. originally, it was thought that a sneeze was *evil spirits* being released from the body. if you did not say 'god bless you' it would allow the spirits to reenter. so it's all love jose...no one wants you full of evil spirits!


i ALWAYS say 'bless you'....can't help myself, just how i was raised. the chick on the other side of my cube sneezes ALL the time, and i always say it anyway. we actually laugh about it.

josevolution

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

because it is better than saying...."go fuck yourself"

hehehehehehe..........

next time i will tell her oh no i just passed wind :eek:...

chiquimonkey

i have also heard another folklore thingy that people thought your heart would stop when you'd sneeze, so another reason for the blessing. i always say it too, just force of habit

although this would be a fun way to greet a sneeze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxC8zycxa4g

peacocoaNMO

anybody going to make the obvious seinfeld joke?

chiquimonkey

peacocoaNMO wrote:

anybody going to make the obvious seinfeld joke?

you're soooooo good looking

peacocoaNMO

chiquimonkey wrote:

you're soooooo good looking

that's it.

TransplantedNewf

chiquimonkey wrote:

you're soooooo good looking

that's what i say...and no one gets it. :(

xscorcho

i say it to be polite but i dont like saying it

Collin

Gesundheit.

Lizard

xscorcho wrote:

i say it to be polite but i dont like saying it

Me too. but i just say "bless you" out of some obligation!! There is a co-worker right next to me that sneezes ALL THE TIME so I usually say it once to be nice and then ignore it the rest of the day!!

xscorcho

Lizard wrote:

Me too. but i just say "bless you" out of some obligation!! There is a co-worker right next to me that sneezes ALL THE TIME so I usually say it once to be nice and then ignore it the rest of the day!!

i just do the bless you as well.. and i wish people wouldnt say it to me when i sneeze.... esp. when i sneeze several times and they say it each time!

decides2dream

Collin wrote:

Gesundheit.

hehehe...the girl who always sneezes is from our amsterdam office, and we were discussing 'gesundheit.' i said oh, tis the same as german eh? which she said no....:p....but they sound VERY similiar!

mookie9999

How about the people that try to force out a lung when they sneeze. I don't know how it is in this girls native country who sits by me, but by the sound of things I assume it is a sign of nobililty or wisdom if people in the next town can hear you sneeze.

josevolution

Lizard wrote:

Me too. but i just say "bless you" out of some obligation!! There is a co-worker right next to me that sneezes ALL THE TIME so I usually say it once to be nice and then ignore it the rest of the day!!

no she say's it to me evrysingle time and sometimes when i cough weird but i don't feel like saying no i just coughed ....

sennin

Satan himself is inside of everyone....sneezing releases the devil inside you....if you sneeze and someone does not bless you....you go directly to hell!



btw....I don't say "God bless you" or "bless you".....ever. Don't sneeze around me.


I'm a 'gesundheit' guy....or "You're sooooo good looking!".

Get_Right

josevolution wrote:

why do people say that when you sneeze ,my coworker say's that to me even when i cough she is a bit on the old side though ,should i say i only coughed !! or let her keep on saying this he he he ,i know i should be working ok see ya back to work ...

Id pay to see that exchange
a bit on the old side?

for you to say that, she must be 90!

josevolution

Get_Right wrote:

Id pay to see that exchange
a bit on the old side?

for you to say that, she must be 90!

lmao yeah she must be ha ha ha damm i'm an old fart ...:D

Get_Right

josevolution wrote:

lmao yeah she must be ha ha ha damm i'm an old fart ...:D

no far behind you brother, not far at all

Heineken Helen

I always say 'bless you' even if it's someone beside me on a bus. Just habit and I feel rude if I don't. And if I sneeze I wait for someone to say it...and they usually do