1. Why We Feel Compelled to Say 'Bless You' When Someone Sneezes
Sep 17, 2019 · Saying “bless you” may engender an extremely brief and passing feel-good connection to the person sneezing, a phenomenon that Dr. Farley calls “ ...
Attributing divine blessing to a sneeze may serve various functions when ordinary explanations are lacking.

2. Why Americans say “Bless you!” when they hear someone sneeze. | ISO
EXPLANATION: When someone sneezes in the United States, more often than not someone else says “Bless you!” The phrase first originated as “God bless you.
EXPLANATION: When someone sneezes in the United States, more often than not someone else says “Bless you!” The phrase first originated as “God bless you.” [This may happen in other English-speaking countries too, but perhaps not as often as in the US!]
3. Why do we say 'bless you' when someone sneezes?
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Is it superstition, politeness, something passed on from generation to generation or something else?

4. Why do we say “Bless You” when someone sneezes? - Great Big Story
Sep 24, 2024 · The real reason that we still say bless you nowadays is simply because it's considered polite; or, as Farley put it, a “micro-affection”.
Why do we say “bless you”? The phrase is instinctive and we say it without necessarily knowing where it came from or how long we've said it.

5. What is the point of saying 'bless you' after someone sneezes?
Feb 5, 2022 · Wishing a person good health when they sneezed was traditionally believed to forestall the illness that a sneeze often portends. God bless you ...
Unable to find a good reason to keep saying god bless you or having any response after someone nearby sneezes

6. Is it wrong to say "God bless you" when someone sneezes? - eBible
I really think that saying "God bless you" is perfectly acceptable if said with heartfelt intentions. I don't believe that this is taking the Lord's name in ...
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7. Anybody else annoyed by "Bless you"? - Wrong Planet
Apr 16, 2012 · I hate it when people say "bless you" (or similar) after I sneeze. I know they mean well. I know the origin of the phrase, that it's supposed to be "polite".
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8. Is Bless You considered a Christian saying and do you say it to ...
Aug 10, 2009 · When learning French and Spanish I learned the equivalent to 'bless you'. And it is one of the very few things I learned in Arabic. To me it is ...
I have been meaning to ask this question for a while now. It may seem like a silly question with a very easy answer but I honestly have wondered. I always say bless you to anyone who sneezes but lately I have been way sensitive (in a good way) of the diversity of those around me. Is it rude to say bless you (which I assume is short for God bless you) to someone who is not Christian? Thanks for any insight!
9. Why do we say "bless you" when someone sneezes? - The Guardian
Feb 14, 2011 · To prevent the devil stealing the soul the incantation “bless you” (i.e. God bless you) was uttered to release the soul from Satan's clutches ...
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10. How To Respond To A Sneeze In 6 Different Languages - Babbel
The primary theory is that “God bless you” emerged in the form of a decree from the Pope during the spread of the Bubonic Plague across Europe. Maybe giving the ...
Don't get caught off-guard while traveling — here's how to say bless you in different languages when someone sneezes.
