The role you were born to play, bunk. Seriously.

Okay, people, I have a question.

When a person sneezes, you say "Bless you." (Or, perhaps, "God bless you" or "Gesundheit.") The sneezer generally says "Thank you."

However, the bless-er generally does NOT -- at least in my experience -- say "You're welcome."

Chatty!co-worker DOES say "You're welcome" in the above exchange, and it drives me BATSHIT.

Here's my question: can anyone figure out WHY that drives me batshit? Why exactly it seems patently WRONG for someone to say "You're welcome" after some one thanks them for a "Gesundheit"?

Because I have no clue why I react this way, other than "It's just....WRONG!"

t edit Answering "Because you're CRAZY," while technically a correct answer, isn't really the answer I'm looking for. I *know* I'm crazy.

::adjusts Hec's thinkerly black beret::

::pauses in mid beard-stroke as his lid is adjusted::

The role you were born to play, bunk. Seriously.

My ex-minon calls me The Professor. When she introduces me to her friends she says, "this is The Professor" and they nod and go, "What's your name again?"

Epic! It's good to see you here! I doubt you're wanted, in a Wanted way.

Me, too, mostly. Just that a couple years ago a very gung-ho cop decided I was "failing to yield" when I didn't pull over for a few blocks (waited until there was a parking lot to pull into, signal was on). That one was dismissed (including the red light that I cut close), but it's made me a trifle gun shy now. Just waiting to hear from W. He'll tease me for a few months on this, but it'll be worth it to know the police computer doesn't care about me.

Maybe heroin would help with my anxiety!

Don't forget the weight loss benefits. The look wasn't "Heroin Chic" for nothin'!

Why exactly it seems patently WRONG for someone to say "You're welcome" after some one thanks them for a "Gesundheit"?

I say "You're welcome" but I think it's just 'cause I'm Canadian. It's automatic.

Maybe because it's gone from a common courtesy to feeling like a gift and therefore somewhat patronizing?

Whatever the reason, it's definitely wrong.

eta: unless Megan does it, of course.

I say "You're welcome" but I think it's just 'cause I'm Canadian. It's automatic.

I think you could break a Canadian just by littering in front of them.

Hola.

I think a lot of people automatically say "You're welcome" after someone thanks them, though, without thinking about it. I probably do.

What drives me batshit is when someone serial-sneezes (I do -- my family can't sneeze only once) and someone *keeps* saying, "Bless you," to which I am then supposed to say, "Thank you," a dozen times or whatever.

Got it. Thanks. One blessing'll do me fine.

Hola.

You know, that's almost aloha backwards.