We should respond with "bless you" whenever someone farts or burps, amirite?

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 Anonymous 7 hours ago

Etiquette*

by lionelyost 6 hours 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_Leopard 6 hours ago

Definitely, also farts and burps happen. But I swear some people burp louder on purpose

by Anonymous 5 hours 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-Carob 5 hours ago

Makes me smile 😊😊

by Xbednar 5 hours ago

I actually quite like that idea.

by damonolson 5 hours ago

Me too

by Anonymous 5 hours ago

Time to start blessing my friend's smelliest of smellies.

by damonolson 4 hours ago

If a tree farts in a forest and there's nobody around to say bless you, did it even make a sound?

by Anonymous 4 hours ago

The office is bad enough without normalising farts and burps.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

Farting and burping is normal though.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

Oh what so microscopic airborne innard particles hitting my olfactory gland doesn't count ?

by taylorbechtelar 3 hours ago

That happens every day anyway.

by Anonymous 3 hours ago

You can just ignore it, that goes for sneezing too

by Anonymous 2 hours ago

Yep, I never say "bless you", seems weird.

by Marlonziemann 2 hours 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_Cup9891 2 hours 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 Anonymous 2 hours ago

I think we're too busy holding our noses

by Anonymous 1 hour ago

I just say "7.3" and give a quick thumbs up.

by Anonymous 1 hour 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 Anonymous 58 minutes ago

I want to start doing this

by Anonymous 49 minutes ago

I already do this. At least to friends. It's fun.

by Gerhard60 33 minutes 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-7710 28 minutes ago

When someone sneezes you are supposed to say Sancho.

by Anonymous 20 minutes ago

I usually just yell out: "10 points!" and go about my day.

by Additional_Turnip_77 5 minutes ago