You sneeze and no one says "god bless you" It really pisses me off. I think its rude.
2007-05-04 02:31:37 · 19 answers · asked by Dior Princess 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
First of all Tmarie99 I never said anyone owed me anything..so u can stop making assumptions. Second of all there's no need to get nasty because im not the one to mess with sweetie.
2007-05-04 03:02:04 · update #1
I guess i'm an odd person. i say bless you to complete strangers all the time!! it does seem odd when no one says it to me!!
PS "Bless you" in advance!!
2007-05-04 02:40:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Saying "Bless you or God bless you" to someone that has sneezed is simply a society thing but more habit. Depending on how you were raised yes perhaps you were taught that saying bless you after someone sneezed was proper. But just because I see or hear someone sneeze does not mean I HAVE to say bless you. Just like when I see someone walking by I could say Hello, I don't have to. Sure maybe its more polite to say bless you or its polite to hold the door for someone. But there are nothing that says I have to be polite.
2007-05-04 04:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by terrorfex01 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That only happens when I'm not with friends or family. But I don't take it personally because some people just aren't comfortable speaking to strangers. Also, if I were blessing someone who sneezed and I didn't know them, I would simply say "Bless you"
Another thought...Maybe you forget to cover your mouth and nose when you sneeze. If that's the case, your lack of concern for spreading germs does not warrant a "Bless You."
2007-05-04 02:54:21 · answer #3 · answered by I_hope_I_know 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
We have a girl here at work that every day like clock work she sneezes at 2:30pm on the dot. Everyone always says God Bless You. I find it kind of annoying actually and it disrupts work, especially when a lot of our work is done by phones. Now if it was at home or another place that is a different story. Did you know that the story behind it is in pagan times, they believed the devil would come and take your soul when you sneezed, and that is why they said God Bless You whenever you sneeze? And that is why we say it today. =)
2007-05-04 02:42:22 · answer #4 · answered by atlantagal 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Sorry, but I'm giggling in amazement. To hear that people actually get upset about this tradition is amazing. I'm from South Africa and we do sneeze here, but we don't say "God bless you" always. I didn't realize it is such a serious thing.
But here goes: "God bless you!"
2007-05-04 02:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by Cassandra 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. Maybe the others are busy. Or maybe they're wondering why you would spray germs around the room at hundreds of miles per hour like that.
2007-05-04 03:01:38 · answer #6 · answered by kiwi 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i don't expect it and when i sneeze and noone says bless you or anything i say to whomever is closest "bless me" and then someone will say it. i have done this since i was a kid.
2007-05-04 03:14:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't tick me off when people don't say it to me, but I have come to expect it, because I say it to others. You call it rude when they don't say it to you but I look at it, as they don't care or aren't into saying it & we aren't going to change them.
2007-05-04 02:42:54 · answer #8 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't matter if people don't say "god bless you" as long as you say "excuse me"...your own mannerism is more important than how people treat you...not all people on this earth know how to treat others well, neither do they know how to respond with encouragement and kind words...don't expect too much from people but constantly working on everything good in yourself...
2007-05-04 02:59:40 · answer #9 · answered by superb2dmax 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Sweetie with that attitude of yours no wonder and maybe you are too busy blessing them with your showers of saliva hahahaha.
2007-05-04 04:42:49 · answer #10 · answered by winta 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋