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... saying "Bless you" when somebody sneezes?
It has its origins in religion, but even the most ardent believers today don't think sneezing is anything spiritual.
If somebody says it to me I ignore it. I don't need them to say it and it doesn't benefit me in any way. Yet I have been told off for not saying "Thank you".
"It shows concern" I have been told, but really? Are you honestly concerned about me because I sneeze? It's a perfectly normal thing that happens to most of us frequently with no harm coming to any of us.
So let's abandon this pointless anachronism. Who's with me? |
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"For me it’s the basic manners I was taught, not religious one little bit, and it’s just a natural reaction to hearing a sneeze
I think nothing of it and costs me nothing
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"... saying "Bless you" when somebody sneezes?
It has its origins in religion, but even the most ardent believers today don't think sneezing is anything spiritual.
If somebody says it to me I ignore it. I don't need them to say it and it doesn't benefit me in any way. Yet I have been told off for not saying "Thank you".
"It shows concern" I have been told, but really? Are you honestly concerned about me because I sneeze? It's a perfectly normal thing that happens to most of us frequently with no harm coming to any of us.
So let's abandon this pointless anachronism. Who's with me? "
Yup, pretty pointless. I think it's a throw back to the black death (don't quote me on that). Its just kind of tradition to say it. |
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"... saying "Bless you" when somebody sneezes?
It has its origins in religion, but even the most ardent believers today don't think sneezing is anything spiritual.
If somebody says it to me I ignore it. I don't need them to say it and it doesn't benefit me in any way. Yet I have been told off for not saying "Thank you".
"It shows concern" I have been told, but really? Are you honestly concerned about me because I sneeze? It's a perfectly normal thing that happens to most of us frequently with no harm coming to any of us.
So let's abandon this pointless anachronism. Who's with me? "
Somebody religious told me their version of it when I was young, and since then I can't say bless you when people sneeze and I can't say thank you if someone says it to me. Can't help it it's just stuck with me.
I don't see the point of people continuing to say it these days. |
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
Hull |
"... saying "Bless you" when somebody sneezes?
It has its origins in religion, but even the most ardent believers today don't think sneezing is anything spiritual.
If somebody says it to me I ignore it. I don't need them to say it and it doesn't benefit me in any way. Yet I have been told off for not saying "Thank you".
"It shows concern" I have been told, but really? Are you honestly concerned about me because I sneeze? It's a perfectly normal thing that happens to most of us frequently with no harm coming to any of us.
So let's abandon this pointless anachronism. Who's with me?
Yup, pretty pointless. I think it's a throw back to the black death (don't quote me on that). Its just kind of tradition to say it."
It is - one of the signs of the plague was sneezing. As in the nursery rhyme ring a ring a roses.  |
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"Its something to do with the plague "
I was told that it was thought that plague victims (most likely pneumonic) were thought to be possessed by demons, and when they sneezed the demons were supposed to jump out, hence the bless you. Also you weren't meant to thank the person as it would cause the demon to reenter the victim. |
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"... saying "Bless you" when somebody sneezes?
It has its origins in religion, but even the most ardent believers today don't think sneezing is anything spiritual.
If somebody says it to me I ignore it. I don't need them to say it and it doesn't benefit me in any way. Yet I have been told off for not saying "Thank you".
"It shows concern" I have been told, but really? Are you honestly concerned about me because I sneeze? It's a perfectly normal thing that happens to most of us frequently with no harm coming to any of us.
So let's abandon this pointless anachronism. Who's with me? "
lol their are so many pointless things said and done, I mean whoever gets a pennies worth or turns the other cheek and which cheek are we talking about anyway |
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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago
Hull |
"Its something to do with the plague
I was told that it was thought that plague victims (most likely pneumonic) were thought to be possessed by demons, and when they sneezed the demons were supposed to jump out, hence the bless you. Also you weren't meant to thank the person as it would cause the demon to reenter the victim."
That’s why I never say thank you when someone blesses me |
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"Its something to do with the plague
I was told that it was thought that plague victims (most likely pneumonic) were thought to be possessed by demons, and when they sneezed the demons were supposed to jump out, hence the bless you. Also you weren't meant to thank the person as it would cause the demon to reenter the victim.
That’s why I never say thank you when someone blesses me "
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"For me it’s the basic manners I was taught, not religious one little bit, and it’s just a natural reaction to hearing a sneeze
I think nothing of it and costs me nothing
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By *VineMan
over a year ago
The right place |
We were taught in our church not to say bless you as it was superstitious! Apparently during plague times people would say it if someone sneezed to hope they didn’t get the plague. |
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