If someone sneezes multiple times in a row. How many times should you say "Bless you"?

Answer 1

The accepted protocol (or etiquette, if you like) is to say 'bless you' two times the square root of the number sneezes, rounded down.

Answer 2

Ten years ago, I would have said "once, when they've finished." Now, it can be a little tricky. Many people see "Bless You" as a pronouncement of faith; a faith that the sneezer may not share. So you need to be careful. Will the sneezer perceive your blessing as prejudicial, as though your belief's response is somehow superior to theirs? Or if they hold atheistic beliefs, will your blessing be met with some level of disdain, however unspoken it may be? What I've been doing for the past few years is that upon hearing a sneeze, I immediately turn to the nearest person in the room and raise my eyebrows, so that my look says "Wow. That's quite a sneeze." The other person will inevitably say "bless you" to the sneezer. If I'm alone with the sneezer, I will opt for a non-denominational half-laugh followed by a slightly sarcastic "You gonna make it?," which I then accompany with the same eyebrow raising described earlier. This way, I'm not perceived as imposing my religion on anyone.

Answer 3

Just once - I sneeze a lot, and believe me, it's confusing enough sneezing ten times in a row without ten bless yous to respond to at the end of it. Even if you don't hit the end of the sneezing with your bless you, don't feel obliged to repeat it at the end. It will count for all the way through.

Also, I think if you spend a lot of time with someone who sneezes a lot you should avoid saying bless you every time they sneeze. Courtesey of allergies I have days when I sneeze and sneeze and sneeze, and I'd rather be able to pretend that at least sometimes they had no impact on anyone else and just get on with what I was doing as soon as I recover.

Answer 4

You bless them each time they sneeze, even if it's 3 or 4 time's in row.

Answer 5

I think you should wait until they are done and then say bless you. I sneeze several times in a row and one bless you is quite sufficient.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

If you know they sneeze multiple times, then wait, it not the first and then the last.

Answer 8

At least 10 times more than the sneezes, then tell them to blow their nose.

Answer 9

I have learned the approirate response, like "Bless you", in quite a few different languages just for occasions of the repeat sneezer. Works well and usually brings a snotty smile. :)

Answer 10

here is something a group of friends of mine from along time ago came up with..

instead of gonzedheit...(blessing after sneezing)
say good donuts!!
i know its strange but it makes people laugh