In these modern times does an everyday common bodily function like a sneeze really warrant a response like "GOD BLESS YOU"? We know are souls are not going to escape from our bodies... don't we by now?
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I agree but nowadays it is more a sign of courtesy like holding open a door. It is polite to say something although completely ridiculous. What if I said God Bless You every time someone took a step? I'd be locked up!
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It's an old tradition that goes back to the Black Plague. During the Black Plague, an unexpected sneeze could mean you'd be dead within 24 hours. English people said "God bless you!" Central and eastern Europeans said "Be healthy!" (Gesundheit, na zdorovya, et cetera.)
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Yeah! I don't know why a sneeze gets so much attention and a cough gets nothing.
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