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We should respond with "bless you" whenever someone farts or burps, amirite?
by Xbednar1 week ago
Do you know why people say bless you when they sneeze? Saying excuse me when you're the one farting or burping is the correct etticate...
by Anonymous1 week ago
Etiquette*
by lionelyost1 week ago
I like the idea that a fart is part of one's soul escaping the body. The rancid, evil part of the soul.
by Weary_Leopard1 week ago
Definitely, also farts and burps happen. But I swear some people burp louder on purpose
by Anonymous1 week ago
I've actually done this for some time with people I'm comfortable with. A girl I know has involuntary, violent hiccups that can be quite awkward in a silent room, so I simply say bless you to ease the tension and she really appreciates it
by Remarkable-Carob1 week ago
Makes me smile 😊😊
by Xbednar1 week ago
I actually quite like that idea.
by damonolson1 week ago
Me too
by Anonymous1 week ago
Time to start blessing my friend's smelliest of smellies.
by damonolson1 week ago
If a tree farts in a forest and there's nobody around to say bless you, did it even make a sound?
by Anonymous1 week ago
The office is bad enough without normalising farts and burps.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Farting and burping is normal though.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Oh what so microscopic airborne innard particles hitting my olfactory gland doesn't count ?
by taylorbechtelar1 week ago
That happens every day anyway.
by Anonymous1 week ago
You can just ignore it, that goes for sneezing too
by Anonymous1 week ago
Yep, I never say "bless you", seems weird.
by Marlonziemann1 week ago
I say gesundheit whenever someone's body makes any kind of expulsion-based sound. Have done so as far back as I can remember.
by Miserable_Cup98911 week ago
Makes more sense to say bless you on those occasions because it's a more realistic possibility that their soul is trying to escape the body. Dunno if you've had the privilege of tasting my souls aroma but jeez!
by Anonymous1 week ago
I think we're too busy holding our noses
by Anonymous1 week ago
I just say "7.3" and give a quick thumbs up.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Iirc "Bless you" comes from when the bubonic plague was around and people would say it as in " may the lord bless you so you don't die" as sneezing was one of the first signs they had the plague.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I want to start doing this
by Anonymous1 week ago
I already do this. At least to friends. It's fun.
by Gerhard601 week ago
Why would we try to encourage and normalize openly farting in public though? This negative reaction to burps and farms is because... hmm. ... they're gross! Sound gross.smell gross. Are done by gross people who lack physical self control and manners. Our adverse reaction has come about for good reason.
by Delicious-Text-77101 week ago
When someone sneezes you are supposed to say Sancho.
by Anonymous1 week ago
I usually just yell out: "10 points!" and go about my day.
by Additional_Turnip_771 week ago
My husband does this at work, and his co-workers always respond with, "but I didn't sneeze." I don't know if it makes the situation less awkward, but it definitely draws more attention to the situation since his response is unnatural.
by melvina841 week ago
Just say Gesundheit
by Unique-Recover-95841 week ago
Not being a believer, I have started exclaiming "you win a prize!" whenever someone sneezes.
by Anonymous1 week ago
In Dutch burp is the same word as farmer(boer), so we always say ‘give that burp a chair'. And in our family when we fart we say ‘sorry that it wasn't louder' Those are jokes that are as old as time, but they will never not be funny to me.
by Anonymous1 week ago
Bless your fart
by Anonymous1 week ago
You clearly don't understand why people say bless you. Religious people had the notion that sneezing caused you to be susceptible to demons and the devil so it was something that somehow stuck around years later. Your suggestion makes no sense
by Urbandickens1 week ago
Puleeeze you can't be serious. Just ignore it. No one wants to be reminded they have gas. Jesus 🤦♀️
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