Saying (God) Bless You: I don't do it

Hugh Freaking Dillon
Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
edited December 2010 in A Moving Train
I know it sounds strange, but I've always had a problem saying this to someone after they sneeze. I guess, being agnostic, that's where it stems from. It kinda makes me uncomfortable blessing someone.

Anyone else have this (possiby) odd tendency?
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    how bizarre. I sneezed the exact second I hit "submit".
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,306
    Paul David wrote:
    how bizarre. I sneezed the exact second I hit "submit".
    God bless you. :wave:
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  • arq
    arq Posts: 8,101
    I'm the same boat :?

    I normally say "magnesium" to substitute the more famous but boring "god bless you" :lol:
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    guilty here ...

    i say gezundheit ... :geek:
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    I don't say anything when somebody sneezes. Its just not a conversation starter for me.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    I usually just say "Bless You"
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    to me it's the same.
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I usually just say "Bless You"
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    Paul David wrote:
    to me it's the same.
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I usually just say "Bless You"

    Huh, to me it isn't. People usually believe in something...karma, a God, nature, luck...so Bless You is just hoping that whatever you believe in shows you some good fortune.

    All very silly for a sneeze really. :)
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    cincybearcat wrote:
    All very silly for a sneeze really. :)

    I agree! but it's just a gut feeling that I get, it's almost like a perpetual social obligation to say something religious to someone. Bugs me.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    Paul David wrote:
    cincybearcat wrote:
    All very silly for a sneeze really. :)

    I agree! but it's just a gut feeling that I get, it's almost like a perpetual social obligation to say something religious to someone. Bugs me.

    Yeah, I get that. I don't know why, I'm on auto pilot really and say Bless you whenever I hear a sneeze. I think it just nice to show someone that you hope they feel better. But I see how silly it is really.
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  • marcos
    marcos Posts: 2,112
    Paul David wrote:
    I know it sounds strange, but I've always had a problem saying this to someone after they sneeze. I guess, being agnostic, that's where it stems from. It kinda makes me uncomfortable blessing someone.

    Anyone else have this (possiby) odd tendency?

    I only say it to ladies, never dudes, and it's usually just bless you dependent on the religious or lack there of beliefs, I can tell if a chick is religious or not.
  • Sidnum
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    You're soooo good lookin
  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    i dont say it either...
    make me feel like a hypocrite...not following religion and all
    i mean seriously...does anything need to be said aside from...."need a tissue?"
    you dont hear people going around and saying it after someone farts or burps...
    same theory..yes? expulsion of air from the body...
    damn bible thumpers...thinking im rude... :roll:
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    dont say it and i feel slightly uncomfortable and real annoyed when it is said to me. i dont need your blessing or that of your invisible friend in the sky so dont say it to me. its like when a stranger says hello/good morning/hi how are you? they dont really care so why ask? a smile in passing is just fine thanks.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,836
    catefrances wrote:
    dont say it and i feel slightly uncomfortable and real annoyed when it is said to me. i dont need your blessing or that of your invisible friend in the sky so dont say it to me. its like when a stranger says hello/good morning/hi how are you? they dont really care so why ask? a smile in passing is just fine thanks.

    Hey there Cheery!!!!
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    cincybearcat wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    dont say it and i feel slightly uncomfortable and real annoyed when it is said to me. i dont need your blessing or that of your invisible friend in the sky so dont say it to me. its like when a stranger says hello/good morning/hi how are you? they dont really care so why ask? a smile in passing is just fine thanks.

    Hey there Cheery!!!!

    :wave: :mrgreen:
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    catefrances wrote:
    dont say it and i feel slightly uncomfortable and real annoyed when it is said to me. i dont need your blessing or that of your invisible friend in the sky so dont say it to me. its like when a stranger says hello/good morning/hi how are you? they dont really care so why ask? a smile in passing is just fine thanks.

    yeah, I feel uncomfortable too when it's said to me.
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
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    Sidnum wrote:
    You're soooo good lookin

    :lol:
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    the possible origin is when the plague was going around. people thought the first symptom was sneezing, so they'd "bless you" to make you healthy. Another theory is that people thought your heart stopped when you sneezed, and/or your body trying to let your soul out when it happened, so people would say "god bless you" to, in the words of Milhouse van Houten, "cram your soul back into your body".

    Farting and burping are, in theory, voluntary actions. Just don't tell my wife. ;)
    twisted thoughts wrote:
    i dont say it either...
    make me feel like a hypocrite...not following religion and all
    i mean seriously...does anything need to be said aside from...."need a tissue?"
    you dont hear people going around and saying it after someone farts or burps...
    same theory..yes? expulsion of air from the body...
    damn bible thumpers...thinking im rude... :roll:
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  • Hairy Dane
    Hairy Dane Denmark Posts: 205
    Odd how something as liberating as a sneeze can get mixed up in religious sayings. Luckily here in Denmark we usually say 'prosit' which roughly translates from latinified Danish in to something like 'hope it may benfit you' (very rough). Might have something to do with the black plague, as a sneeze often were seen as a sign it might be creeping up on you.
    So be cool and start telling people 'Prosit' each time, and try to roll the r's ;)
    And even cooler prosit or prost is 'cheers' (as in drinking beers cheers) in German.

    Edit: A burp or a fart need to be accompanied by an applause - always worth it, at least I do so.
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