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What do you say?

At my work, I started saying "good luck" when someone sneezes. I'm happy that its caught on! I have no problem saying "bless you" or "gesundheit" (I'm half German after all,) but am wondering what other people say, if anything, (which I sometimes say nothing.)

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pepperjones 8 Mar 25
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Cover your mouth...

Hutch Level 7 Mar 25, 2018
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I do say 'Bless' to my daughter but, and this is going to lose a bit in translation, it's an elongated 'Bleeeeeees' which is done more as a cutesy piss take, not to my daughter I hasten to add and it's also just habit 🙂

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Never say bless you and find it repulsive especially near me and even worse if it's not inhibited.

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I am from the Appalichian region and they say "skat there". The basis is that when you sneeze, you are expelling a bad spirit and you are telling that spirit to "skat", "get away from here".

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I say, "Bless you", and smile my conspiratory smile.

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I like the good luck idea!!

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Sometimes I say nothing; sometimes I say "God blast you" because it seems irreverent all around.

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I like looking people in the eye and, with a straight face, tell them they're going to die of an anurism............................. Nah! I usually say nothing or Gesundheit. Gesundheit just means you're wishing them good health so I see no harm in it.

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I say nothing at all and loathe when someone says "god bless you" to me. "Gesundheit" is acceptable if you must say something and "wow" is okay and a little phunny if I sneeze more than three times. If I'm in a mood, I'll give them the history behind their superstition in a very condescending way.

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I just say bless you. No God included or needed. Satisfies both people's views I guess. Just like with the thread on saying grace at dinner. I'm willing to go along with the idiocy because I'm secure enough in my view on the subject while pleasing those around me. If it gives them comfort then so be it. It would be different if it's something more extreme, but I don't see the need to cause conflict with such trivial things.

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I say bless you. It's a pretty general saying that covers the bases.
I don't say God bless you because if a God could I don't suppose they'd need a blessing.

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Rather shout " cover your mouth you dirty basatard !!!"

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some ignorant humans thought a sneeze was the soul leaving the body and it supposedly couldnt return unless the body was first cleansed with a blessing. i usually say bless you and offer that story

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Goes in tight or cuntstight lol

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"Don't explode your head." From when my kids were little.

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How about...."What are you taking for your cold?
You acknowledge the sneeze without the religious angle.

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Ancient (war time) UK Version.

Coughs and sneezes spread diseases.

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"Need a tissue?" 😉

Nomad Level 6 Mar 25, 2018
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