Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy · 11 months agoWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?message-squaremessage-square410fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down110
arrow-up1309arrow-down1message-squareWhat is an absurdity that has been normalized by society?Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to Asklemmy · 11 months agomessage-square410fedilink
minus-squareTheImpressiveXlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoIt’s because it was once believed that sneezing stopped your heart, so people would say a small prayer for good health. Or something like that, I read that somewhere and I’m not sure if it’s true.
minus-squareArgentCorvid [Iowa]@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoYeah but my wife thinks it’s mandatory to say, every single time, even if she is in the middle of saying something. And she thinks those rules should apply to everyone. I don’t see why it even needs to be acknowledged.
It’s because it was once believed that sneezing stopped your heart, so people would say a small prayer for good health.
Or something like that, I read that somewhere and I’m not sure if it’s true.
Yeah but my wife thinks it’s mandatory to say, every single time, even if she is in the middle of saying something. And she thinks those rules should apply to everyone.
I don’t see why it even needs to be acknowledged.