Why say excuse me after sneezing?

If you sneeze in your office and no one is there but people may have heard you sneeze, why do you say "excuse me"...??


Do you think by somehow saying "excuse me" you are forgiven for sneezing? Are people out there saying to themselves, "I can't believe she sneezed, but since said excuse me, well it's ok then."?????

Or is it just something people do, without thinking really, just some kind of automatic pavlovian reaction to a sneeze....."achoo..excuse me" Is that how it works?

Explain.

Originally posted by uzless
If you sneeze in your office and no one is there but people may have heard you sneeze, why do you say "excuse me"...??


Do you think by somehow saying "excuse me" you are forgiven for sneezing? Are people out there saying to themselves, "I can't believe she sneezed, but since said excuse me, well it's ok then."?????

Or is it just something people do, ...[text shortened]... lovian reaction to a sneeze....."achoo..excuse me" Is that how it works?

Explain.

Excuse me?

Originally posted by uzless
If you sneeze in your office and no one is there but people may have heard you sneeze, why do you say "excuse me"...??


Do you think by somehow saying "excuse me" you are forgiven for sneezing? Are people out there saying to themselves, "I can't believe she sneezed, but since said excuse me, well it's ok then."?????

Or is it just something people do, ...[text shortened]... lovian reaction to a sneeze....."achoo..excuse me" Is that how it works?

Explain.

Why do you assume that all people are as idiotic as your workmates?

Originally posted by uzless
If you sneeze in your office and no one is there but people may have heard you sneeze, why do you say "excuse me"...??


Do you think by somehow saying "excuse me" you are forgiven for sneezing? Are people out there saying to themselves, "I can't believe she sneezed, but since said excuse me, well it's ok then."?????

Or is it just something people do, ...[text shortened]... lovian reaction to a sneeze....."achoo..excuse me" Is that how it works?

Explain.

I never say it myself. Maybe I am rude. 😕

Likewise, some people take offense if no one says, "Bless you" (or "Blesshoo", as it is often pronounced), if they sneeze.

Originally posted by Palynka
Why do you assume that all people are as idiotic as your workmates?

I do not see that assumption made in my original post.

It stems from the time when a sneeze could wipe out a whole village...

Originally posted by lausey
I never say it myself. Maybe I am rude. 😕

Likewise, some people take offense if no one says, "Bless you" (or "Blesshoo", as it is often pronounced), if they sneeze.

People used to say Bless You back in the day because they believed sneezes were caused by ghosts that had inhabitited the persons body and by sneezing the person's body was trying to get rid of the ghost.

By saying "Bless you" they thought this would force the ghost to leave.

Originally posted by uzless
I do not see that assumption made in my original post.

It's implicit. You don't even ask IF people say that, you ask WHY do they say it.

Originally posted by Palynka
It's implicit. You don't even ask IF people say that, you ask WHY do they say it.

Take it to the Semantics Forum spanky.

Originally posted by uzless
Take it the Semantics Forum spanky.

It's not just semantics, it's an implicit assumption.

Or is this another round of uzless logic such as the classic:
Free Tibet protesters were wearing Nike, ergo they are hypocrites?

Originally posted by uzless
If you sneeze in your office and no one is there but people may have heard you sneeze, why do you say "excuse me"...??


Do you think by somehow saying "excuse me" you are forgiven for sneezing? Are people out there saying to themselves, "I can't believe she sneezed, but since said excuse me, well it's ok then."?????

Or is it just something people do, ...[text shortened]... lovian reaction to a sneeze....."achoo..excuse me" Is that how it works?

Explain.

Why do you assume people are as dumb as your co-workers?

I never say "excuse me"... but will say 'thanx' if someone offers me a bless or gesundheit.

P-

Edit! I see Planka has already covered the assumption made.

Originally posted by Phlabibit
[b]Edit! I see Planka has already covered the assumption made.[/b]

Apparently, assumptions are just semantics. 😞

Originally posted by shavixmir
It stems from the time when a sneeze could wipe out a whole village...

Bless you!

Originally posted by Palynka
Why do you assume that all people are as idiotic as your workmates?

He works in the Parliament, isn't it?

Originally posted by uzless
If you sneeze in your office and no one is there but people may have heard you sneeze, why do you say "excuse me"...??


Do you think by somehow saying "excuse me" you are forgiven for sneezing? Are people out there saying to themselves, "I can't believe she sneezed, but since said excuse me, well it's ok then."?????

Or is it just something people do, ...[text shortened]... lovian reaction to a sneeze....."achoo..excuse me" Is that how it works?

Explain.

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