slo’s THURSDAY 11/16 poll - God Bless You vs Bless you vs Gesundheit

[flyingdumbo127]

God Bless You, to all.

 

[CynBeth]

I say Bless You to anyone I hear sneeze

Me too.

 

[E&Cmom]

Bless you to anyone. I don’t think I have with pets though.

 

[EACarlson]

I don't say anything, to anyone when they sneeze. Ever since I learned the origin of the phrase, I just never have.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

I almost always say Gesundheit. German is just so much more fun to speak than English.

 

[_19disnA]

Maybe just me but always thought of 'gesundheit' as an example of onomatopoeia............

 

[xjillianpaige]

I usually say "Bless you" or "God Bless."

If the person I'm with sneezes more than once I'll (jokingly) tell them that after 3 they get no more blessings from me.

If the person is someone I know really well they might get "ew" or "stop" or "oh my goooooddddddddd."

 

[CGB]

This fall has been a very sneezing, sniffling, coughing, and unfortunately, barfing, kind of semester. My "bless you"s have been followed up with a "go blow your nose, please" more and more over the last few weeks. I think the only kid who hasn't been sick is the one student who wears a mask on a daily basis.

 

[snowwite]

I usually say "Bless you" or "God Bless."

If the person I'm with sneezes more than once I'll (jokingly) tell them that after 3 they get no more blessings from me.

If the person is someone I know really well they might get "ew" or "stop" or "oh my goooooddddddddd."

If I sneeze more than once my husband says to get that shirt under control lol

 

[snowwite]

This fall has been a very sneezing, sniffling, coughing, and unfortunately, barfing, kind of semester. My "bless you"s have been followed up with a "go blow your nose, please" more and more over the last few weeks. I think the only kid who hasn't been sick is the one student who wears a mask on a daily basis.

Smart kid

 

[NYCgrrl]

I use whatever expression comes to my mind first with whomever I’m with. However it was an in-house tradition between the man and me to say:
SHUDDUP !! on the third sneeze. Those were the days .

 

[tvguy]

I haven't heard anyone day Gesundheit in decades.

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[Lord Manhammer]

Maybe just me but always thought of 'gesundheit' as an example of onomatopoeia............

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Lot of German can sound this way. It means "good health."

 

[goofyernmost]

Is it wrong to say nothing? It's a normal bodily function. The bless you part comes from a belief centuries ago when a person sneezed their heart stopped and it was the blessing requested to God that the heart started up again to live another day.

So I say nothing. I wouldn't make a comment if someone burped or passed gas, also bodily functions, so why would we draw attention to a sneeze, and why wouldn't we then do it when someone coughed.

 

[tony67]

I typically say nothing. Too many folks express annoyance around the bless you part that I've gotten away from saying it at all.

why wouldn't we then do it when someone coughed.

Well now when you cough everyone looks at you as if you are the grim reaper.