Monday, November 12, 2007
Just out of curiosity...
So my kids have been sneezing all weekend, the allergens are way up. Anyway, I usually say "Gesundheit!" when they sneeze, but since I have several friends in the athiest community at this point, I was wondering what does an athiest say when a person sneezes? I know this is trivial as shit, but it was one of those things that popped into my brain yesterday and has been nagging at me ever since! I'll be looking forward to hearing the answer!
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I always thought that "gesundheit" was just "God bless you" in German or something. But thanks to my FIL, I now know that it means more along the lines of "good sound health", which doesn't necessarily seem to have any theological affiliation at all. So, hmmmm.
Sneezing is such an everyday thing. I generally don't say anything unless it's a loud sneeze, then I might say "oh goodness!" or something stupid like that. lol
I usually say do you need a tissue?
Not common in my family to comment on a persons sneeze other than
a) Put you hand over it
b) Thanks for the light shower
c) Thanks I only have one good ear(if its exceptoionally loud)
This is interesting, I was raised to comment when someone sneezes, but the more people I talk to, the more I find out that many people don't. I agree that sneezing is a very common thing and it's odd I suppose the way that particular bodily function came to be something we feel the need to comment on. Why is sneezing any different than coughing? Or farting for that matter?! I may have to take a poll!
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