(March 12, 2014 at 11:11 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote: ^^-- exactly my point, and my question: Why acknowledge one bodily function with a nicety, but ignore others?

How should I know? I'm not the one who created the societal norm surrounding this. But it IS a societal norm, so I play along.

(March 12, 2014 at 11:11 am)Tonus Wrote:

(March 11, 2014 at 12:14 pm)Fromper Wrote: What do the rest of you say?

I say "bless you." It's a custom, like covering my mouth when I yawn. I'm not doing it because I'm afraid a demon will enter through my mouth, after all.

The irony is that JWs don't say "bless you" when someone sneezes because they see it as a superstitious act. So when I was a believer in god I never said it, and now that I'm an atheist I do.

Dam u.... just talking about yawning.. im yawning.. nap time..

(March 12, 2014 at 11:14 am)truthBtold Wrote:

(March 12, 2014 at 11:11 am)Tonus Wrote: I say "bless you." It's a custom, like covering my mouth when I yawn. I'm not doing it because I'm afraid a demon will enter through my mouth, after all.

The irony is that JWs don't say "bless you" when someone sneezes because they see it as a superstitious act. So when I was a believer in god I never said it, and now that I'm an atheist I do.

Dam u.... just talking about yawning.. im yawning.. nap time..

I always found it amusing that it's been scientifically proven that yawning is contagious.

(March 12, 2014 at 12:51 pm)Fromper Wrote:

(March 12, 2014 at 11:14 am)truthBtold Wrote: Dam u.... just talking about yawning.. im yawning.. nap time..

I always found it amusing that it's been scientifically proven that yawning is contagious.

Even just talking about it.

*Am currently yawning.*

(March 12, 2014 at 2:14 pm)Clueless Morgan Wrote:

(March 12, 2014 at 12:51 pm)Fromper Wrote: I always found it amusing that it's been scientifically proven that yawning is contagious.

Even just talking about it.

*Am currently yawning.*

Why r u yawning. . Did a christian try to show u evidence... hahahaa

(March 12, 2014 at 3:28 am)kılıç_mehmet Wrote:

(March 12, 2014 at 3:18 am)Mr. Moncrieff Wrote: I usually say, "bloody hell chap, steady on now."

That's a bit too long though?

It depends on the length of the sneeze.

A short one could simply warrant a, "bugger me!"

In Poland we actually say "Cheers" when someone sneezes, so it doesn't have any religious context

I was just glancing through Wiki one day and I switch between gesundheit and my new favorite, prosit, the danish way to say "to your health".

My wife always says, "God bless you" to me, so I always feel obligated to say it when she sneezes. The thing is she has severe allergies and often goes into sneezing fits. I learned very early on to wait for that last sneeze before I say anything. One time she had a fit in public, and this lady kept saying, "bless you" with every one and gave me weird glances like I was an asshole for not saying it.

I hate stupid cultural obligations.

(March 13, 2014 at 12:02 am)Faith No More Wrote: My wife always says, "God bless you" to me, so I always feel obligated to say it when she sneezes. The thing is she has severe allergies and often goes into sneezing fits. I learned very early on to wait for that last sneeze before I say anything. One time she had a fit in public, and this lady kept saying, "bless you" with every one and gave me weird glances like I was an asshole for not saying it.

I hate stupid cultural obligations.

I usually say something on the first one or two, then joke about how they're over their quota if they hit more than three. It's polite, without getting redundant.