Sneezing - Bless you!

I suppose if it's bad luck to say "thank you", after somebody has blessed you, you could return the blessing by saying "you too", or "bless you too."? That way, you wouldn't feel rude and the blesser would have the comfort of the blessing back. What do you think, my friend? :-) Brightest Blessings! he he he

SNEEZING IS AN ACT IN WHICH DIRTY PARTICLES IN UR NOSE GETS THROWN OUT.. THIS RELATES TO THE ACT OF REMOVING BAD VIBES FROM UR BODY AND FEELINDG THE PRESENCE OF GOODNESS IN U , WHICH IN TURN INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF GOD NEAR U, AND HE BLESSES U FOR KEEPING FAITH IN HIM

Well, I never heard so many explanations why someone says "Bless you" when they hear a sneeze. It is very nice to know that someone wishes you good things for you. I even like when people say "Good" morning. Of course I hear some people just say morning with out "Good".

This is the first time I ever heard of saying "thank you" after someone saying "bless you" as being considered bad luck.In Germany we say "Gesundheit" meaning good health or well being and it's actually considered to be rude not to thank the person for wishing you such. So if you can't say "thank you"....how about saying"same to you"?That would not be thanking the person but returning the favor.

In the Middle East when someone sneezes it's usually responded with 'farash' (not sure of spelling or exact translation) and that's replied to by the sneezee(ooh! another new word..LOL) with a thank-you(shukran)... so maybe it is a culture thing to say thank-you? Anybody got any further input??

Actually its "God bless you". But those who dont believe in God or dont want to affend usually just say "bless you". At least thats what I have found. I usually just say bless you not God bless you, but I should say the second one. I think the bless you was saying God blessed you for are still alive. After all your heart just stopped and restarted!

Yes I also heard that maybe why people says that bless you is because you already release the virus that it is in your nose thats they will say that God bless you because the virus is already released.

i oftentimes hear these words from the oldies... Actually, I don't know what to say when they tell it to me...

Hummm, my grammie was a strange bird. When someone would sneeze she'd say, 'bless you dear' regardless of whether it was a stranger or relative. Then she'd always, ALWAYS, put her hand on your right shoulder and give it a squeeze. Needless to say, strangers found this a little odd. When I asked her about it she said that it was just 'something she did'. Later on in life I found out that there was a reason for it. When she was younger she would sneeze almost non-stop when around flowers, so much so that her brother would have to put his hand on her shoulder so she could walk to school, sneezing all the way there. OK, that was long winded and weird but my grammie was the best.

saying bless you is good.

I personally hate that I have to say "bless you" after someone sneezes since if I don't, I feel like I'm being rude. Although I think it's pointless to have to say it, I will probably keep doing it for the rest of my life. I'd rather deal with this small annoyance than feel like I've been rude or inconsiderate by not saying it.

I don't know.. usually when I sneeze people around me have different reactions like "Yuck!" or "Eeeww" and sometime they even says "My God don't you have manners?". What do they want me to do, I can't stop the sneezing, it will only blow my eardrums.

Yess i need blessing beacuse every thing is going by the grace of the GOD

sneezing is good fo health but it is just considered as a bad omen that is all.People donot keep this bad signs and stuff just like that but they must be out of experience so........ sneezing is good for health right ur heart starts again true but give a taught to those who put up this sneezing as bad luck...........

well, i watched a superstition thing on tv one time and if i remember correctly they said in the olden day they would say bless you because they though when you sneeze it was a bad omen so they would say bless you to conteract that bad omen coming for you in hopes to drive it away. just like how you cover your mouth when you yawn, they believed that you can let evil spirits in when you yawn so you would need to cover your mouth so they wouldn't go in. for me, if someone says bless you, i'd always say thank you. its just how i was taught and what i think is proper. if they don't like it...fine.

I always say god bless you when any one sneezes. I have never heard and may the devil miss you. As far as it being bad luck thats not true and keep saying bless you.

wow! it's good I checked your discussions. I followed the thread and I tell you, I really learned a lot. People here including myself say Bless you everytime someone sneezes and I really don't know why and what is the rationale behind. I didn't know that saying thank you can mean bad luck. That I find difficult to believe. I always say thank you and I think this is the most appropriate response to bless you. How can a kind word of appreciation bring bad luck? I don't understand. Anyway good posting. Very informative thread you got here. Another additional knowledge for me.

Great discussion and i for one always say bless you when another person around me sneezes but i had no idea that your heart stops when you sneeze ... wow!! I always tend to say thank you too as i always use my manners but i do not what we can say otherwise maybe bless them back!!

Oh, wow, I always try to say thank you when someone blesses me! I had no idea that it was considered bad luck. I don't think that i could stop doing it now. It's automatic for me to say 'thank you' when someone in the house with me says bless you when I sneeze. I've been doing it for years, lol! I also have this bad obsessive compulsive habit that I have to say 'bless me' to myself when I sneeze, whether someone else has said bless you to me or not, lol!

i too always say bless you. i also know you have to watch who you say it to now days because you can get sued