OMG, the "bless you" is such a weird culture shock to me. It feels so awkward. Why gotta say it, like WHYYY? (I'm an introvert, I hate this weird "tradition" or whatever)
Can we just stop saying "bless you" or whatever?
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"May God's richest blessings fall upon thee."
Now I'm just imagining a White Westerner going to China to study for university or something then a Chinese student sneezes and this Westerner turns around to the person who sneezed, stare in their eyes, and say "上帝保佑你" (God Bless You) with a dead serious tone and facial expression...
Like I'm just lol-ing at this scene in my head 🤣
(cuz "bless you" isn't a thing in China... well... in Cantonese there sort of is a word, I heard my mom said it to me if I sneeze like 3 times in a row, but its not exactly common, like I never heard this said to/by strangers)
Maybe Google Translate will help me tone it down or localize it better:
願神最豐富嘅祝福喺你身上
(I wish I really understood.)
Can we just stop saying “bless you” or whatever?
Yes! That’s literally all we have to do to move toward ending the practice. I know several people who don’t say it at all due to being areligious. I don’t acknowledge every sneeze, either. I’ve never encountered anyone getting offended by it.
It’s not on the same level of courtesy as “please” and “thank you” after all. Those words still have obvious use, but responding to an involuntary reaction of another person’s body feels more “rude” to me than saying nothing.
It feels weird at first, but the more we stop responding, the more normal it will become.
Uh oh.
My default is 5. My record high is 19 in a row. 😐
Yep someone sneezed at MY wedding why are you trying to steal the attention for yourself?
Multiple sneezes are just a scam for more blessings. If I keep offering them, what's your incentive to ever stop?
Heard a good one the other day
[sneeze] bless you [sneeze] bless you [sneeze] alright you're on your own
My personal record is ~17 sneezes in a row. Hashtag "allergy life".
If I miss a day of Zyrtec, I can get into the 30s easy
Years ago back at summer camp I hit my personal record of 22. Idk what plant was there I was allergic to, but I was surrounded in it. I don't think I've sneezed more than like 10 in a row since then.
My girlfriend sounds like a car starting in cold weather when she sneezes. It's like 8-10 fast ones in a row. Ka-chu-ka-chu-ka-chu-ka-chu-chu-chuka-sniffle.
I’ll send this to my friend who either doesn’t sneeze or sneezes 10 times in a row.
Maybe he’ll show it to his daughter who somehow inherited that.
"hold your blesses, I'm going for a record"
I sneeze multiple times when I become aroused and I have yet to encounter anyone else this happens to.
Not me, but I've been known to get hiccups when I cum. Not every time, thankfully, but with semi-regularity.
For me it’s normally 2 or 3 maximum volume sneezes
One (1) big gigaton level sneeze or get the fuck out
I have sun sneezes and for some reason people who have that also sneeze multiple times. I haven’t sneezed just once for about 20 years.
I have this, too. It's useful when I'm trying to work out a sneeze, but can be confounding if that happens at night. Sometimes artificial light will work, but rarely.
Sneezing isn't normal. I never sneeze.