Is it right to say "bless you", "sorry", or "take it easy"?
2006-12-01 23:23:29 · 28 answers · asked by Tee 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
bless you. cause you don't want to say God bless you cause god forbid you insult someone. (stupid people that get insulted)
2006-12-01 23:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The phrase "bless you" started because people used to believe that when you sneezed, your soul left your body for a second, and to guard against anything happening to you at that instant, they would say "bless you" - back in more religious times.
Although no-one believes this now, it's still accepted by most as a nice thing to say.
2006-12-02 22:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by flame2shadow 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The right thing is saying : Gesundheit !!! It's a German word and it means "good health" ! Why Americans say "bless you" I never understood. How can you bless someone ? Is everybody a preacher now ? By the way, it's very common to say Gesundheit in the states. I've heard it many times by better educated people.
2006-12-02 09:45:30 · answer #3 · answered by wiebkewatts 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bless you is the proper one. I never heard sorry or take it easy before when I sneezed.
2006-12-02 07:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well rumour has it that when you sneeze your heart skips a beat so for that spilt second its not moving at all. some think of it as a miracle that a heart can stop and start again, sort of a blessing. Perhaps thats were the phrase "bless you" comes from.
2006-12-02 07:31:11 · answer #5 · answered by thunderheart27 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bless you is usually the right thing to say.
2006-12-02 07:31:27 · answer #6 · answered by kim_in_craig 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I usually go with something that is ALMost close to being something resembling what could be mistaken for an atttempt at a joke...something like 'You call that a sneeze? the windows are still intact."
2006-12-02 07:29:31 · answer #7 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bless you
2006-12-02 07:48:38 · answer #8 · answered by dumpllin 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I say God Bless You
2006-12-02 07:26:22 · answer #9 · answered by tami_ky 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, personally I glare at them if they haven't used a hankie...or said excuse me after polluting my space...
'Bless you' is for priests, 'sorry' is for when you trip over them , and 'take it easy' is for when they are going on holiday.
2006-12-02 07:28:30 · answer #10 · answered by AJ... Australia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hope they covered their mouth first off.
Most of the time, I think it is okay to say bless you
2006-12-02 09:43:43 · answer #11 · answered by LaFemmeNakia 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋