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Ok I'm one of those people who cannot stand sneezing. Like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Even my own sneezing. Hate it. And connected to it is the propensity to say "bless you" or "gesundheit" whenever someone sneezes. I think that is a stupid custom anyway. We don't say **** like that for anything else. Yeah yeah cultural history polite mythology whatever, it's just ********. Add to that the fact that I was cursed with terrible sinus issues and minor allergies so I sneeze more than most people. That is now compounded by the fact that in my new job my office opens onto a rather busy area and a well-travelled hall way. So I am hearing random "bless you"s CONSTANTLY. And the people who feel like it is ULTRA-polite to stop on their way to wherever they are going and poke their head in my office uninvited to have a brief "bless you" conversation, for no other reason than I sneezed. I do all I can to stifle it anyway but now it's just driving me nuts. I'll actually stand up and close my door to sneeze then open it again. Hate it
 
LogGrad98 said:
Ok I'm one of those people who cannot stand sneezing. Like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Even my own sneezing. Hate it. And connected to it is the propensity to say "bless you" or "gesundheit" whenever someone sneezes. I think that is a stupid custom anyway. We don't say **** like that for anything else. Yeah yeah cultural history polite mythology whatever, it's just ********. Add to that the fact that I was cursed with terrible sinus issues and minor allergies so I sneeze more than most people. That is now compounded by the fact that in my new job my office opens onto a rather busy area and a well-travelled hall way. So I am hearing random "bless you"s CONSTANTLY. And the people who feel like it is ULTRA-polite to stop on their way to wherever they are going and poke their head in my office uninvited to have a brief "bless you" conversation, for no other reason than I sneezed. I do all I can to stifle it anyway but now it's just driving me nuts. I'll actually stand up and close my door to sneeze then open it again. Hate it
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My newish cat cackles at me every time I sneeze. Even if she's sleeping she wakes up long enough to let me know how irritated AF she is by my sneeze.

Edited to add AF before LG fixes it for me
 
LogGrad98 said:
Ok I'm one of those people who cannot stand sneezing. Like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Even my own sneezing. Hate it. And connected to it is the propensity to say "bless you" or "gesundheit" whenever someone sneezes. I think that is a stupid custom anyway. We don't say **** like that for anything else. Yeah yeah cultural history polite mythology whatever, it's just ********. Add to that the fact that I was cursed with terrible sinus issues and minor allergies so I sneeze more than most people. That is now compounded by the fact that in my new job my office opens onto a rather busy area and a well-travelled hall way. So I am hearing random "bless you"s CONSTANTLY. And the people who feel like it is ULTRA-polite to stop on their way to wherever they are going and poke their head in my office uninvited to have a brief "bless you" conversation, for no other reason than I sneezed. I do all I can to stifle it anyway but now it's just driving me nuts. I'll actually stand up and close my door to sneeze then open it again. Hate it
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Blessing's to you

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LogGrad98 said:
Ok I'm one of those people who cannot stand sneezing. Like fingernails on a chalkboard for me. Even my own sneezing. Hate it. And connected to it is the propensity to say "bless you" or "gesundheit" whenever someone sneezes. I think that is a stupid custom anyway. We don't say **** like that for anything else. Yeah yeah cultural history polite mythology whatever, it's just ********. Add to that the fact that I was cursed with terrible sinus issues and minor allergies so I sneeze more than most people. That is now compounded by the fact that in my new job my office opens onto a rather busy area and a well-travelled hall way. So I am hearing random "bless you"s CONSTANTLY. And the people who feel like it is ULTRA-polite to stop on their way to wherever they are going and poke their head in my office uninvited to have a brief "bless you" conversation, for no other reason than I sneezed. I do all I can to stifle it anyway but now it's just driving me nuts. I'll actually stand up and close my door to sneeze then open it again. Hate it
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I'm with you on this one. It's spring and I'm sneezing a lot. I would much rather everyone ignore when I sneeze instead of commenting on it, no matter how well-intentioned they are. I don't "bless" other people when they sneeze (which might irritate them just as much, I suppose). It's a weird, outdated custom.

And on that note, why in the world do we still shake hands? I don't want to touch people's hands (which have been who knows where) because I have a compromised immune system and joint pain in my fingers, and yet to be polite I have to pick up others' germs and endure the pain. I do all I can to avoid the contact, but sometimes it isn't possible. Another weird, outdated custom that we could all live without.
 
JazzGal said:
I'm with you on this one. It's spring and I'm sneezing a lot. I would much rather everyone ignore when I sneeze instead of commenting on it, no matter how well-intentioned they are. I don't "bless" other people when they sneeze (which might irritate them just as much, I suppose). It's a weird, outdated custom.

And on that note, why in the world do we still shake hands? I don't want to touch people's hands (which have been who knows where) because I have a compromised immune system and joint pain in my fingers, and yet to be polite I have to pick up others' germs and endure the pain. I do all I can to avoid the contact, but sometimes it isn't possible. Another weird, outdated custom that we could all live without.
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Yeah the hand shaking thing is weird. I had a boss who judged people heavily on their hand shake. I mentioned exactly some of those issues when he went off about how someone was not trustworthy because they had a weak handshake, and he refused to budge even after I pointed out that person had arthritis that caused him pretty severe pain. Of course that boss was just straight up an ***, so there is that.
 
Breaches of men's bathroom etiquette. Walked into the men's room today due to one of my well-documented IBS episodes, made a bee-line for a stall but not before Mr. Clueless-Talky guy saw me as he followed me in. He decided me making my runny and noisy deposit behind a closed stall door was the perfect time to talk up the new boss and apparently earn some brownie points or something. I have him a half-hearted uh-huh or two when it was just small talk "nice weather" type ****, but I just cut him off when he started asking if I had plans for the weekend. I mean seriously...WHAT. THE. EVERLOVING. ****.

That is irritating AF. Full stop.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Breaches of men's bathroom etiquette. Walked into the men's room today due to one of my well-documented IBS episodes, made a bee-line for a stall but not before Mr. Clueless-Talky guy saw me as he followed me in. He decided me making my runny and noisy deposit behind a closed stall door was the perfect time to talk up the new boss and apparently earn some brownie points or something. I have him a half-hearted uh-huh or two when it was just small talk "nice weather" type ****, but I just cut him off when he started asking if I had plans for the weekend. I mean seriously...WHAT. THE. EVERLOVING. ****.

That is irritating AF. Full stop.
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Some people are so ****ing clueless. Like I'd rather not be using a public restroom ever in the first place. Last thing I need is a bathroom buddy.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Breaches of men's bathroom etiquette. Walked into the men's room today due to one of my well-documented IBS episodes, made a bee-line for a stall but not before Mr. Clueless-Talky guy saw me as he followed me in. He decided me making my runny and noisy deposit behind a closed stall door was the perfect time to talk up the new boss and apparently earn some brownie points or something. I have him a half-hearted uh-huh or two when it was just small talk "nice weather" type ****, but I just cut him off when he started asking if I had plans for the weekend. I mean seriously...WHAT. THE. EVERLOVING. ****.

That is irritating AF. Full stop.
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What the heck???!!? I would have fired him on the spot.
 
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