2006-10-25 08:38:19 · 4 answers · asked by EdGray2 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
ummm....i'd say just manners....you basically just spit all over :) i'd say a better question is what's the origin of saying "bless you" after someone sneezes.....
2006-10-25 08:39:34 · answer #1 · answered by sarah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The proper saying to say to someone after they sneeze is God Bless You. At one time people believed a man's soul could be inadvertently thrust from his body by an explosive sneeze, thus "Bless you!" was a protective oath uttered to safeguard the temporarily expelled and vulnerable soul from being snatched up by Satan (who was always lurking nearby). The purpose of the oath was to cast a temporary shield over the flung-out soul which would protect it just long enough to regain the protection of the corporeal body.
Excuse me, is like something people say when they need to get by and someone is standing in their way. You are suppose to say Bless you when someone else sneezes.
2006-10-25 15:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by pegasis 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People once thought that sneezes exorcised demons that caused sickness. That is why we say "bless you" when someone sneezes, and "excuse me" when we sneeze ourselves.
2006-10-25 15:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
manners and if they got snot on them i would say excuse me too...lol
2006-10-25 15:46:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋