It really IRKS me when

pickledonionspaceraider

When people say ''Bless you''...especially when it don't fit into anything that is being said


''I am just going shopping''


''ahhhh Bless you''


It really winds me up.. To me it comes across as patronizing and like they have some kind of god complex


I'm currently sitting across from a lady in the office, who says this several times per day



What silly things like that irritate you? Silly sayings etc?

Artytarty

This one annoys me too!
It's rather patronising.

I also hate it when I say something that the other person doesn't quite catch and they say"you what?" Most of the stuff I talk about is not about me but they assume it's I this or I that.....grrrrr.

unholyangel

Why doesn't it fit into whats being said?

Pollycat

pickledonionspaceraider wrote: »

When people say ''Bless you''...especially when it don't fit into anything that is being said


''I am just going shopping''


''ahhhh Bless you''


It really winds me up.. To me it comes across as patronizing and like they have some kind of god complex


I'm currently sitting across from a lady in the office, who says this several times per day



What silly things like that irritate you?blow,lßàpxtos
Silly sayings etc?

When someone posts a rant on the 'marriages & relationships' board when there's a 'praise, vent & warnings' board...;)

Seriously, I don't recall anyone saying 'bless you' to me under any circumstances.
To say it if you're going shopping seems to be truly bizarre. It simply doesn't make any sense.

phryne

Pollycat wrote: »

Seriously, I don't recall anyone saying 'bless you' to me under any circumstances.
To say it if you're going shopping seems to be truly bizarre. It simply doesn't make any sense.

Years ago it was customary to say it when someone sneezed, but I haven't heard it for a long time.

Artytarty

They don't think I was saying it, which might fit, they assume I'm saying I. Which annoys me because they think if I say something it must be about me! Like I'm self centred..
Ok, it's just me, and one of those petty things that annoy.

onlyroz

I don't recall anyone ever saying "bless you" in relation to me, but people often use "bless him/her" in relation to something a child has done. It seems a default response for whenever they:

- Do something cute
- Are ill
- Do something clever
- Do something stupid
- Hurt themselves

Personally I find it a bit cringy but not something I'm going to get too stressed about.

Artytarty

unholyangel wrote: »

Why doesn't it fit into whats being said?

Because I'm more than likely enquiringly about THEIR health or holiday or whatever .

Comms69

Not sayings but people who walk slowly in a crowded place...

Artytarty

Oh yes! Museum pace shoppers

unholyangel

Artytarty wrote: »

Because I'm more than likely enquiringly about THEIR health or holiday or whatever .

Sorry for the confusion, I was talking to the OP.

I was wondering why it doesn't fit because it certainly seems to fit with one of the dictionary definitions of it even if it doesn't fit into the particular dictionary definition OP has given it.

I was asking the question to determine whether OP is under the impression it only has one meaning/usage.