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 hate stupid cultural obligations.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell