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why do people say 'excuse me' when they burp/fart?

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MaxPayne63 said:
Why do people address each other by name? It should be enough to simply point and say 'you.' Or, even better, refer to them by their physical attributes. There's no ambiguity there. People will know who you're talking about, since physical attributes are based on reality, unlike names. Just say 'Overweight Female' or 'Balding male.' Names are an archaic tradition anyway, based on tribalism and religion as well.

Enlightened freethinkers should never use names. Stop the old-fashioned narrowminded use of names!
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You know, for the most part I do this. I only make effort to remember someone's name if I actual like them. Otherwise they are just 'that fat bald guy'.
 
brianmanahan said:
was it really necessary to ask such a ridiculous question?

all i have been able to glean from this is: "because someone told us we should"

i take it you are all a part of the system
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Vageetasjn said:
It means they're a decent human who is sorry for imposing their noxious material on your day.
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MagnusTheBrewer said:
It's polite.
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Kadarin said:
Politeness is a good thing.
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MagnusTheBrewer said:
You say it because it is a polite formality of the culture you live in unless, you live outside the U.S.
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Reading comprehension is FUNdamental.
 
I say it even when no one else is around. I became a serious emetophobe around the time I also became religious and believed that the omnipresent was easily as worthy of my politeness as anyone else.
 
You say excuse me because the air from your digestive system has invaded another person's respiratory system. What is there not to understand? Your gas is now their breath.
 
It's a polite thing, indicating you regret exposing the other person.

For the other side, Benjamin Franklin wrote a book: "Fart Proudly".
 
KlokWyze said:
You expel just as much shit in the air, probably more when you sneeze. I actually sneeze into my shirt to minimize the dispersal and so I don't cover my hands in snot. 😉

"God bless you" may contain the word god, but it is not infer one is religious. Only repugnant atheist people would actually believe this (I'm not religious).
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If you expel just as much shit into the air when you sneeze as when you fart you may want to consider removing your head from your ass.

Just sayin. 😉

Anyway for people who don't say excuse me, I'll generally respond with, "you better check your pants for dribbles. "
 
ProchargeMe said:
I feel the same way. I normally don't say anything if someone sneezes. On another note a friend of mine says "God bless you" when someone sneezes, yet claims to be atheist. 🙄
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jesus christ, it's a general term in the world of being polite.

i mean, if some dumbass on the internet said "jesus christ, it's a general term in the world of being polite" would you automatically assume he's religious? :biggrin:
 
I usually say excuse me when i sneeze and then say Gesundheit when other people sneeze.

I say excuse me when I fart or burp because I know they are about to smell my ass or breath and thats never fun for anyone

Im surprised that you dont have better manners since your pomes are so inspiring
 
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