just curious. The thought popped in my head just now because it's such a common phrase to say. Especially when you sneeze.
2007-05-19 18:27:15 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Warren, but GOD BLESS YOU. -sarcasm-
2007-05-19 18:30:54 · update #1
Not one bit. I even say thank you.
And here I was trying to prove that not believing in god doesn't necessarily make one an ill-mannered boor.
Warren B, you have been reported. For @$$holiness.
2007-05-19 18:29:30 · answer #1 · answered by Alice K 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Why should it particularly offend? Besides, just in case he does exist - take the blessing. Every day at work people say "Good morning" to me about ten times and then "Have a good evening" and "Have a nice week-end" "See you Monday" this repetitive meaningless ritual is more annoying than hearing "God Bless You" every once in a while.
Why would you be offended by something that you supposedly believe does not exist?
2007-05-19 18:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by Julie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wishing somebody nicely as quickly as they sneeze in all risk originated hundreds of years in the past. The Romans might say "Jupiter shield you" or "Salve," which meant "good wellness to you," and the Greeks might desire one yet another "long existence." The word "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the excellent, who uttered it interior the 6th century throughout a bubonic plague epidemic (sneezing is an glaring symptom of one variety of the plague). The exchangeable term "gesundheit" comes from Germany, and it actually capacity "wellness." the assumption is that a sneeze normally precedes ailment. virtually each and every usa around the area has its own way of wishing sneezers nicely. For the main section, the particularly some sneeze responses originated from historical superstitions. some human beings believed that a sneeze reasons the soul to flee the physique interior the path of the nostril. asserting "bless you" might end the devil from claiming the guy's freed soul. Others believed the different: that evil spirits use the sneeze as an threat to circulate right into someone's physique. there became additionally the misperception that the midsection momentarily stops throughout a sneeze (it would not), and that pronouncing "bless you" became a manner of welcoming the guy returned to existence. We persist interior the custom of asserting "bless you" or "gesundheit," specially out of habit and ordinary courtesy.
2016-11-25 02:29:04 · answer #3 · answered by mayze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't say " God Bless You " I normally say " Bless You " but it doesn't bother me it some one was to say God Bless You to me I think they were just being nice and caring and I always reply saying thank you.
2007-05-19 19:24:06 · answer #4 · answered by Magic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I'm not that sensitive. It's not as if the person means any harm by saying "God Bless." Also - I'm a woman, but it doesn't offend me if someone refers to humans as "mankind." No harm.
2007-05-19 18:39:43 · answer #5 · answered by Bis O 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God bless ya All
2007-05-19 18:29:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm totally NOT religious...but I really don't mind. Same with "Merry Christmas" because seriously it's not on my big list of nerve grinding things. Being told I'm going to hell every time I walk down Bourbon Street is another thing.
2007-05-19 18:31:17 · answer #7 · answered by beeze 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how its said. If it's said with a condescending tone, then yeah definately. However, I do realize most people just as a way of wishing you well.
2007-05-19 18:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really care what you say as long as the meaning isn't to be mean. If the words were exchanged with FU, but they were meant for showing that they wanted to be kind to you then I wouldn't see it any different.
2007-05-19 18:39:40 · answer #9 · answered by Michael M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
It's common parlance. When someone sneezes, I just say gesundheit.
2007-05-19 18:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by ReeRee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋