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What do atheists say when someone else sneezes?

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SVT Cobra

Lifer
Mar 29, 2005
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nothing, and hope that awkward silence does not follow

I even feel awkward saying thank you to someone that says bless you to me when i sneeze
 

Duddy

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Jul 22, 2002
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Whenever I sneeze, I have to sneeze eleventy-billion times until my nose goes numb to stop.

It's annoying when people say 'Bless You' after I sneeze and I sneeze again and they say it again and again and again.

It makes me feel like I'm allergic to 'Bless You' :p
 

Kadarin

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Nov 23, 2001
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I say "bless you", with no mention of God. Not because I feel the need to bless the person who sneezes for any reason whatsoever, but because polite society demands it.
 

Amused

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Apr 14, 2001
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Gesundheit, and only because of social customs. To say nothing is considered rude by most.
 

B00ne

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May 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: Squisher
Originally posted by: her209
Originally posted by: Squisher
Originally posted by: dethman
gesundheit.
Just "God bless you" in German. Why is that better?
I thought it meant something along the lines of "Good health"

hmmm, anyone? Am I right?


Gesundheit literallly translated is health. However in the setting of someone sneezing it is prolly more along the lines of what her209 said