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  • Why do we still say "bless you" when someone sneezes?
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    • Gesundheit

      • To me, it's just common courtesy in the same way that I say "Thank you." when someone holds the door open for me. You can't l…

      • goldfish
        goldfish answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing. Grossss

      • We do it because that's what we were taught was the polite and correct thing to do when someone sneezes. I will admit that if i hear a str…

      • DBurke11
        DBurke11 answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing

      • The reason we say "bless you" when someone sneezes is because, according to the biblical myth, when someone sneezes, they are prone t…

      • sangragganguli
        sangragganguli answered on 03/26/2011
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    • The Origins of "Bless You"

      • In times of yore, people went around sneezing willy-nilly. They sprayed their bodily fluids all over each other with gay abandon. They didn&#…

      • sherby57
        sherby57 answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing

      • maybe because it's a sign of coming illness so we say bless you to maybe heal it? i say it sometimes when I remember .HAHA

      • loisdenim
        loisdenim answered on 03/26/2011
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    • Sneeze.

      • Its an innate habit, drilled into our brains from the time we first sneeze. Saying "bless you" is more of an automatic reflex action …

      • mishQ
        mishQ answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing

      • We say it as a courtesy... and because it is expected. It is rare that someone sneezes and no one says anything. Rare and odd. That bein…

      • anotherrunner
        anotherrunner answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing

      • I even whisper it sometimes, as its odd when you don't know the person. Though it shows you care and that's why I say it . If it g…

      • plinkym1
        plinkym1 answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing

      • W00f! I guess when we were younger we said it because we were expected to, as we get older, it just becomes an ingrained response, That old dog…

      • Cashmere
        Cashmere answered on 03/26/2011
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    • On Sneezing

      • Well I don't say "bless you" Depending on the situation I might take two three steps backwards Sneezing is generally a sign of …

      • StratPlayer
        StratPlayer answered on 03/26/2011
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