Ever sneeze and not get a “God bless you”?  It’s been engrained in my upbringing to say “thank you” for everything and to say “God bless you” when someone sneezes.  Some lady could be like 40 yards away on the other side of a store, and if I hear the sneeze I yell a “god bless you” out.  This really upsets me.  Were these people raised by a Hyena family from birth, and Hyenas don’t say “God bless you”.  It’s ridiculous. 

What’s funny is usually sneezes happen in twos.  So say your neighbor on the plane does not say it after your first sneeze. You think he is waiting for your second sneeze.  So your second sneeze comes and goes… you even make the sneeze a little dramatic.  Standard sneeze is like “achoo”, this one is like “ AHHHHHH – F#CKIN – CHOOOOOOOAAAAAA” and yet  he says nothing.  Dude doesn’t even look at you.  “ARE YOU DEAF SIR… OR HAS THIS CRUEL WORLD JUST TAKEN YOUR HEART?”

Unless you are from Mars , Jupiter, deaf, or your jaw is wired shut you should know to say “God bless you”.  If that is too difficult, or mentioning “God” offends, just go with the “bless you”.  No “God” involved and you only have to say two words, rather than three. 

Moral of story:  Say “God bless you” when someone sneezes.  You’ll feel better when they say “thank you” but that’s another gripe… when people don’t say “thank you” after you “God bless” them.  To be continued….