Do you bless on a sneeze?

@KatieS (503)
United States
July 3, 2007 11:08pm CST
When you hear someone sneeze, do you automatically say "bless you" or "God bless you"? I's automatic for me. And do you get offended when you sneeze and no one blesses you? I'm not sure, but I think the reason it all started is because your heart stops when you sneeze or you quit breathing or something and you are blessed to still be alive. I heard that a long time ago, never knew if it was true. So do you "bless" others after a sneeze?
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mari_skye
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
4 Jul 07
Sometimes I do say it, sometimes not. When I sneeze, I do not expect someone to say it, but I do say "excuse me" when I sneeze. For me, its part of common courtesy.
KatieS
@KatieS (503)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I remember when my son was small, he sneezed when I was on the phone and he yelled "aren't you gonna bless me mom?" and I said, "aren't you gonna say excuse me son?" So I guess it goes hand in hand, common courtesy!
jnallen_487
@jnallen_487 (800)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I heard that it was because people believed a long time ago that when you sneezed it let evil things out of you. That's why they said bless you. I don't know if that's true though. I do say bless you most of the time. Sometimes I forget but mostly I do.
KatieS
@KatieS (503)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I suppose there's about a hundred different reasons for the traditional "bless you". It just automatically comes out of my mouth when I hear a sneeze. I know some people who won't dare say it and I never understood why.
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jiffys_frog_woman
@jiffys_frog_woman (4050)
• United States
4 Jul 07
i do and so does my 4 year old daughter she says bless you
KatieS
@KatieS (503)
• United States
4 Jul 07
Oh, that's cute. At least you know she's listening huh? I just always thought it was the polite thing to say!
alexsis
@alexsis (2149)
• United States
4 Jul 07
I always say God bless you. I say God Bless You even to strangers. I say it so much my 2 year old knows how to say it and she says it when someone sneezes. But I do not get offended if someone doesn't tell me God bless you.
guss2000
@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
7 Jul 07
Yes, I always bless people that sneeze. It doesn't matter if I'm in a store, on the street, at the doctors or wherever. I always bless them. If I sneeze and someone doesn't bless me, that doesn't bother me. What does bother me is when I bless someone and they don't bother to say thank you. For some reason that erks my nerves.