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Does anyone else feel irritated when deeply religious people connect everything with god? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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For example, you put yourself through university by studying hard and working full time. Then someone says, you should thank god for giving you the strength. Like wtf do you mean, I busted my ass day in and day out but I'm supposed to thank god for it?

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[–] 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

This is the first time I translated "bless you". I never knew it was something religious. In german we simply say "health" (Gesundheit) when someone sneezes.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    That's interesting. In spanish, we also say "health" (Salud). I wasn't expecting it to be the same in a language as different as german.

    The "religious" word we can say when someone sneezes is "Jesus" (Jesús). Which is also a weird thing to say. I'm pretty sure the origin is still christianism, but I can't see why someone chose specifically that.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I say the same despite only speaking English because I once read it was less like blessing someone and more like saying "keep your demons to yourself." I now believe that is inaccurate, but it does make for a story.

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