Students Punished Over 'Bless You'

A California teacher punishes his students for saying "bless you" after a sneeze because it's 'disruptive' to the class. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks.

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[Tuuliska]

I disagree with Cenk: the ones that make the most sense in the world are the ones that wish you good health. Like "Gesundheit" in German. The most obvious thing in the world.

[mo0s3]

I dunno, I can definitely see students taking advantage of it as an opportunity to interrupt class

[JamieDakotaful]

In French we say ''À tes souhaits'' which would translate directly to ''To your wishes'' It's not religious at all. :P

[jiiub]

why do you need to confirm to the person that he/she sneezed? i never say it and i ignore people who say it to me. if you wanna say it nothing wrong aslong as it isnt in class and the rule at the time might be NO talking, then shut up because no one cares about you saying it

[laurajsguitar]

My science teacher my freshman year of high school did that. :P

[AntichristComes]

The only reason I've ever heard for saying,"God bless you" when you sneeze, is because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a split second and for that moment you're in the presence of God. That's what I heard is the reason for saying,"God bless you"... not for dispelling evil spirits.

[2anime4ever]

@nemesisgenius No, not exactly. I usually have 1-4 seconds between my sneezes. Thanks, it gets really horrible during allergy seasons.

[nemesisgenius]

@2anime4ever Are you a rapid sneezer(10 to 14 sneezes in 8 seconds)? Anyways, God bless you when you sneeze.

[2anime4ever]

Since I usually sneeze for like more than 10 times in a row, people usually bless me every single time I sneezed until eventually they caught on and waited for me to finish. I ended up delaying the class lecture for at least half a minute every time.

[nemesisgenius]

I'd find it totally disrespectful if nobody says "God bless you." to a sneeze. The teacher even said it himself. What a dork.

[dRevan64]

Dumbassteacher.avi.