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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 12:55:31 GMT -5
I share an office with three ladies. When I first got here four years ago, it was the custom for everyone to say "bless you" when someone sneezed. I've never been a "bless you" kinda guy, but I joined in just to be polite. On occasion I would come in with my allergies bugging me, so I would even sneeze multiple times. Generally, here's how they would respond:
1st Sneeze: "Bless you."
2nd Sneeze: "Bless you again!"
3rd Sneeze: "Goodness!"
4th Sneeze: "Bless you again!" (accompanied by chuckles)
5th Sneeze: "Oh, he's going for the record! Bless you!"
Then, to be polite I would have to say "thank you" or make some witty cliche to acknowledge that they were acknowledging my sneezes. This got to be really annoying. I just want to sneeze and not have it become the talk of the office for like 2 minutes, so I decided to begin my rebellion by simply not acknowledging when someone else sneezes. This was tough at first, especially when it was just me and one other person in the office... they are looking to me for the "bless you" and I'm just sitting there silent.
Then, I decided to say "excuse me" immediately after I sneeze to drown out their "bless you" and therefore excuse myself from having to acknowledge them. This caught on with two of the other ladies. It seemed that they were just waiting for someone brave enough to come along to derail the whole "bless you" custom, because they stopped saying it too. But we still have one lady in the middle of the office who tries her best to keep the custom alive, despite the lack of responses.
So if you are someone who says "bless you" to every sneeze, keep in mind that your good manners are annoying. If you are someone who is annoyed by "bless you", you're not alone friend.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 23, 2014 13:04:54 GMT -5
that is one of the most random things I've ever heard someone complain about.
so congratulations on that... I guess...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 13:05:49 GMT -5
I'm sure it goes back to some archaric wish for good health in hopes you don't get sick and give everyone the new plague, but yeah - either people should say "bless you" after you do any other accidental bodily excretion or we should all just stop saying it altogether.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Dec 23, 2014 13:15:44 GMT -5
When you sneeze it's your soul trying to escape, saying "bless you" crams it back in.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 13:19:20 GMT -5
that is one of the most random things I've ever heard someone complain about. so congratulations on that... I guess... You just try walking in my shoes (or sitting in my chair) for one day boy.
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Dec 23, 2014 13:20:34 GMT -5
Your heart can skip a beat when you sneeze. In the plague era it wasn't uncommom for people to die from sneezing attacks. The phrase "GOD bless you" came about as a sympathetic gesture to hope your fellow man's number wasn't up.
Over the years it devolved into just " 'bless ya ". Which is fine, no need to make this a conversation about God.
But to sit and bitch about it, here or anywhere, is just douchebaggery. Its a polite gesture. Imagine if someone held a door open for you and they got annoyed that you said "thank you".
Maybe its less these other ladies in your office wanted to stop all along, and its more they realized you were just more likely to make a scene of it if things stayed the same.
Of all the things to bitch about. Seriously.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 13:59:00 GMT -5
But to sit and bitch about it, here or anywhere, is just douchebaggery. Its a polite gesture. Imagine if someone held a door open for you and they got annoyed that you said "thank you". Maybe its less these other ladies in your office wanted to stop all along, and its more they realized you were just more likely to make a scene of it if things stayed the same. Of all the things to bitch about. Seriously. Calm down. The topic was created in jest and you're reacting like I just spit on your grandma. Having to thank someone for acknowledging your body functions like 10x per day is obviously different than thanking someone for opening the door or actually doing something that is generous or helpful. Now run along because as we speak, there are literally dozens of posts being made for you to overreact to.
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Post by Mr PONYMANIA Mr Jenzie on Dec 23, 2014 14:02:40 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 14:40:56 GMT -5
Your heart skips a beat, so people are welcoming you back to the physical plane.
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 23, 2014 14:41:16 GMT -5
You'd prefer they say "Damn you?"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 14:46:45 GMT -5
You'd prefer they say "Damn you?" I would prefer we don't turn everyone's bodily functions into a topic (yes, irony), especially not when they are an every day occurrence. I mean, I'm workin'... concentratin'... oops... sneeze comin' up..... achoo..........."BLESS YOU" ... achoo.... "BLESS YOU AGAIN!!!" .... achoo.... "OH MY GOODNESS BLESS YOU!!" .... achoo..... "GOIN FOR THE RECORD! LOLLOLOLL" .... achoo..... "WHAT A SNEEZE ATTACK LOLOLOLOLOL!!!"..... achoo... "BLESS YOU AGAIN!! OMG!!! LOLOLOLOLOL" Like, ok... I'm sneezing a lot today. I'm gonna sneeze a lot more and my allergies are annoying me.... it's nice that you find it amusing, but it's not really that funny, especially not when you're saying the same things almost verbatim to everyone who sneezes and most people are obviously doing it out of some sense of obligation. I just want to sneeze and go on with my work, not have a conversation about it. So, yeah...
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 23, 2014 14:50:29 GMT -5
You'd prefer they say "Damn you?" I would prefer we don't turn everyone's bodily functions into a topic (yes, irony), especially not when they are an every day occurrence. I mean, I'm workin'... concentratin'... oops... sneeze comin' up..... achoo..........."BLESS YOU" ... achoo.... "BLESS YOU AGAIN!!!" .... achoo.... "OH MY GOODNESS BLESS YOU!!" .... achoo..... "GOIN FOR THE RECORD! LOLLOLOLL" .... achoo..... "WHAT A SNEEZE ATTACK LOLOLOLOLOL!!!"..... achoo... "BLESS YOU AGAIN!! OMG!!! LOLOLOLOLOL" Like, ok... I'm sneezing a lot today. I'm gonna sneeze a lot more and my allergies are annoying me.... it's nice that you find it amusing, but it's not really that funny, especially not when you're saying the same things almost verbatim to everyone who sneezes and most people are obviously doing it out of some sense of obligation. I just want to sneeze and go on with my work, not have a conversation about it. So, yeah... Count your blessings that its sneezes and not other bodily functions people are commenting on
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 14:53:35 GMT -5
I would prefer we don't turn everyone's bodily functions into a topic (yes, irony), especially not when they are an every day occurrence. I mean, I'm workin'... concentratin'... oops... sneeze comin' up..... achoo..........."BLESS YOU" ... achoo.... "BLESS YOU AGAIN!!!" .... achoo.... "OH MY GOODNESS BLESS YOU!!" .... achoo..... "GOIN FOR THE RECORD! LOLLOLOLL" .... achoo..... "WHAT A SNEEZE ATTACK LOLOLOLOLOL!!!"..... achoo... "BLESS YOU AGAIN!! OMG!!! LOLOLOLOLOL" Like, ok... I'm sneezing a lot today. I'm gonna sneeze a lot more and my allergies are annoying me.... it's nice that you find it amusing, but it's not really that funny, especially not when you're saying the same things almost verbatim to everyone who sneezes and most people are obviously doing it out of some sense of obligation. I just want to sneeze and go on with my work, not have a conversation about it. So, yeah... Count your blessings that its sneezes and not other bodily functions people are commenting on See, the lady that especially likes to keep the "bless yous" going occasionally emits loud but unintentional eruptions from her bowels as she's walking through the office. I'm thinking, in the spirit of politeness, that instead of ignoring it like it didn't happen, I should be like... "OMG WAS THAT YOU?? LOLOLOLOL THAT WAS A BIG ONE!! BLESS YOU!!"
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 15:04:12 GMT -5
It's fine. It's just some goofy old stuff. It no longer means anything. It's just the polite thing to do somehow.
The blessing doesn't matter. It's not like people are d&d style paladins or clerics that are buffing you +1 to rolls against the sneeze ailment or whatever.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 23, 2014 15:11:12 GMT -5
It's fine. It's just some goofy old stuff. It no longer means anything. It's just the polite thing to do somehow. The blessing doesn't matter. It's not like people are d&d style paladins or clerics that are buffing you +1 to rolls against the sneeze ailment or whatever. That's what you think...
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Dec 23, 2014 15:45:28 GMT -5
I say gesundheit, as saying bless you as a non-religious person makes no sense.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 15:53:35 GMT -5
It's fine. It's just some goofy old stuff. It no longer means anything. It's just the polite thing to do somehow. Yeah, its not even really polite anymore. Its just antiquated superstition that's carried over from, I'm guessing, the LITERAL Dark Ages. Holding a door serves a purpose, that's why its polite. Saying "Bless you" or whatever when someone sneezes is right up there with hanging garlic on your door because you're afraid of vampires.
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Post by Digital Witness on Dec 23, 2014 16:35:45 GMT -5
"You didn't say god bless you when I sneezed."
"Loki!"
"You're getting off light!"
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Post by Evil Homer on Dec 23, 2014 17:06:55 GMT -5
I agree with everything the op said , I hate being "blessed " for sneezing , I dont say it and hate it when ppl say it to me - that thank you is diffficult
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Dec 24, 2014 0:18:13 GMT -5
When you sneeze it's your soul trying to escape, saying "bless you" crams it back in. There's no reason why this wasn't the first response and there's no reason why they're have been any other replies to this thread.
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