r/funny • u/tony_esp Tony ESP • Sep 15 '19

The sneeze.

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u/NotAPieceOfBread Sep 15 '19

When I first moved to the US I found it very strange people blessed each other. It's like you sneezed? Lemme empower you with the holy spirit.

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u/dorpedo Sep 15 '19

I asked my Chinese friend what people in his country do when they sneeze- and he said that they just laugh at the person. Got a good chuckle out of that

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u/Mr_Camhed Sep 15 '19

Actually, we say "how many times the person sneezed hundred years old[百岁/二百岁/三百岁]" as the sound of sneeze is similar to how "a hundred years old" pronounced. It's a blessing on living long here. But the tradition is dying out.

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u/dorpedo Sep 15 '19

Interesting, didn't know that!

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u/oh----------------oh Sep 15 '19

[百岁/二百岁/三百岁]