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mjotab
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Do you know if it is common to say "bless you" when someone sneezes?
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3 Jun 2009
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Cyn.
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I always say so...
Hopefully it is common!
See you,
Cyn
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3 Jun 2009
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eng789
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I also say Bless you.
Doesn �t - Gesundheit! mean be well???? |
3 Jun 2009
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Isabelucha
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I always say "Bless you!". I even taught that to my 5 year old son yesterday!  |
3 Jun 2009
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douglas
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Yes we say "bless you" (or Gesundheit, which means health)
But there is currently a movement starting where people think it is more polite not to say anything when someone sneezes--the logic is that by saying something you are bring more attention to an already embarrassing situation.
--I still say "bless you"  |
3 Jun 2009
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moravc
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I was told to say "Bless you!"
I have read this info : the origin of this phrase may date back to Middle Ages when sneezing could mean severe infection / plague that might kill the man who had sneezed...
So it might be shorthened expression of "GOD bless you!"
= may God help you to overcome the cold / flue / infection / plague...
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3 Jun 2009
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ballycastle1
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It �s certainly a common enough expression in the UK, although it would be heard more frequently in some regions than others. |
3 Jun 2009
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