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Christ... Guess I'll think twice the next time I say "bless you" to someone.
On another note. Do you get annoyed if youre sitting at a library table that seats 4 and someone just sits down across you without asking? Its nearly 50-50 occurances so far in this Uni Im going too.
I guess what my stupid question is: Isnt it common etiquette to ask before you sit down? Even though its really fucking obvious I dont need the extra seats. This has been a huge peeve of mine since the semester started. I always ask or gesture(if theyre wearing earphones) to the person If I can sit down at the table.
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I don't think I've ever heard anyone shout "bless you" louder than the sneeze itself, not even Germans. I can see how that would be annoying if done across a lecture theatre.
For me it's more of "hope you're not getting a cold" I think. In the case of a lecture theatre it'd be done in a whisper by one of the neighbours, or normal or slightly hushed voice by a neighbour in an office setting.
All in all i don't mind it as it's done here, but it seems like we've had different experiences with this.
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When I'm lecturing and my students sneeze, this is usually how it goes:
Student: *ACHOO!*
Me: Bless You
Student: *ACHOO!*
Me: Bless You
Student: *ACHOO!*
Me: Okay, stop it.
That usually gets the students to laugh ^^
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On October 21 2015 06:30 Emnjay808 wrote:
Christ... Guess I'll think twice the next time I say "bless you" to someone.
On another note. Do you get annoyed if youre sitting at a library table that seats 4 and someone just sits down across you without asking? Its nearly 50-50 occurances so far in this Uni Im going too.
I guess what my stupid question is: Isnt it common etiquette to ask before you sit down? Even though its really fucking obvious I dont need the extra seats. This has been a huge peeve of mine since the semester started. I always ask or gesture(if theyre wearing earphones) to the person If I can sit down at the table.
I might feel a bit awkward if there are a bunch of open tables and they chose to sit at yours, but it's a free country. They can sit where they want as far as I'm concerned. I don't think I've ever had someone sit at my table if there were open tables anyway though.
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On October 21 2015 12:16 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2015 06:30 Emnjay808 wrote:
Christ... Guess I'll think twice the next time I say "bless you" to someone.
On another note. Do you get annoyed if youre sitting at a library table that seats 4 and someone just sits down across you without asking? Its nearly 50-50 occurances so far in this Uni Im going too.
I guess what my stupid question is: Isnt it common etiquette to ask before you sit down? Even though its really fucking obvious I dont need the extra seats. This has been a huge peeve of mine since the semester started. I always ask or gesture(if theyre wearing earphones) to the person If I can sit down at the table. I might feel a bit awkward if there are a bunch of open tables and they chose to sit at yours, but it's a free country. They can sit where they want as far as I'm concerned. I don't think I've ever had someone sit at my table if there were open tables anyway though.
Yeah it's like someone using the urinal next to yours when there's a wall full of open ones.
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On October 21 2015 12:51 GreenHorizons wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2015 12:16 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:On October 21 2015 06:30 Emnjay808 wrote:
Christ... Guess I'll think twice the next time I say "bless you" to someone.
On another note. Do you get annoyed if youre sitting at a library table that seats 4 and someone just sits down across you without asking? Its nearly 50-50 occurances so far in this Uni Im going too.
I guess what my stupid question is: Isnt it common etiquette to ask before you sit down? Even though its really fucking obvious I dont need the extra seats. This has been a huge peeve of mine since the semester started. I always ask or gesture(if theyre wearing earphones) to the person If I can sit down at the table. I might feel a bit awkward if there are a bunch of open tables and they chose to sit at yours, but it's a free country. They can sit where they want as far as I'm concerned. I don't think I've ever had someone sit at my table if there were open tables anyway though. Yeah it's like someone using the urinal next to yours when there's a wall full of open ones.
There's no need for that shit. Ever. It's against the Man Law.
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If you have 6 urinals as such:
1 O
2 X
3 O
4 X
5 O
6 X
Where O is Open and X is taken by someone, it's a common question to ask which urinal you should take. There are three different tiers of acceptable answers...
+ Show Spoiler +Answer 1: You take Urinal #1 (You are the +). 1 + 2 X 3 O 4 X 5 O 6 X Urinals 3 and 5 are wedged between two people, making both uncomfortable. Urinal 1, on the other hand, is only adjacent to one other penis. Therefore, it's the lesser of the three evils. + Show Spoiler +Answer 2: You take no urinals at the present time. You wait for a man to leave his urinal so that you can take a piss at a urinal that isn't adjacent to anyone else. + Show Spoiler +Answer 3: You take Urinal 2 or 4 or 6. You exert your alpha status and dominance over the three men who put you in this situation to begin with. Fuck them. Walk right next to them, whip it out, and start cross-streaming with them. Ex.:
1 O
2 X
3 O
4 X+
5 O
6 X
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I don't get this urinal talk. Why are you afraid of urinating next to strangers?
As for the table thing, I dunno, it's a perfect occasion to begin a talk with the guy/girl and get to know someone new.
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On October 21 2015 19:18 OtherWorld wrote:
I don't get this urinal talk. Why are you afraid of urinating next to strangers?
As for the table thing, I dunno, it's a perfect occasion to begin a talk with the guy/girl and get to know someone new.
Not in the library... I can't describe how annoyed I'd be if I was reading in the library and someone sits down next to me, despite other free tables, and then tries to small-talk.
If all the other tables are occupied, and there is a decent amount of space on the table, I think it is perfectly fine to sit down at your table without asking permission. It's not like you are allowed to say no anyway. It's like finding a seat on the bus. If there are no free pairs of chairs, I think it is ok to sit down next to someone else without asking permission.
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On October 21 2015 13:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:If you have 6 urinals as such: 1 O 2 X 3 O 4 X 5 O 6 X Where O is Open and X is taken by someone, it's a common question to ask which urinal you should take. There are three different tiers of acceptable answers... + Show Spoiler +Answer 1: You take Urinal #1 (You are the +). 1 + 2 X 3 O 4 X 5 O 6 X Urinals 3 and 5 are wedged between two people, making both uncomfortable. Urinal 1, on the other hand, is only adjacent to one other penis. Therefore, it's the lesser of the three evils. + Show Spoiler +Answer 2: You take no urinals at the present time. You wait for a man to leave his urinal so that you can take a piss at a urinal that isn't adjacent to anyone else. + Show Spoiler +Answer 3: You take Urinal 2 or 4 or 6. You exert your alpha status and dominance over the three men who put you in this situation to begin with. Fuck them. Walk right next to them, whip it out, and start cross-streaming with them. Ex.:
1 O
2 X
3 O
4 X+
5 O
6 X
You stop being a pussy and just go and fucking pee? If things like this keep you awake, you should go see a doctor  .
Btw:
Dublin on normal days --> 3-4 People at the Pissoir.
Dublin on St. Patricks day --> 4-XX People at the Pissoir.
That was kinda disgusting, especially for the poor guy that fell over...
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On October 21 2015 19:32 Velr wrote:Show nested quote +On October 21 2015 13:06 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:If you have 6 urinals as such: 1 O 2 X 3 O 4 X 5 O 6 X Where O is Open and X is taken by someone, it's a common question to ask which urinal you should take. There are three different tiers of acceptable answers... + Show Spoiler +Answer 1: You take Urinal #1 (You are the +). 1 + 2 X 3 O 4 X 5 O 6 X Urinals 3 and 5 are wedged between two people, making both uncomfortable. Urinal 1, on the other hand, is only adjacent to one other penis. Therefore, it's the lesser of the three evils. + Show Spoiler +Answer 2: You take no urinals at the present time. You wait for a man to leave his urinal so that you can take a piss at a urinal that isn't adjacent to anyone else. + Show Spoiler +Answer 3: You take Urinal 2 or 4 or 6. You exert your alpha status and dominance over the three men who put you in this situation to begin with. Fuck them. Walk right next to them, whip it out, and start cross-streaming with them. Ex.:
1 O
2 X
3 O
4 X+
5 O
6 X You stop being a pussy and just go and fucking pee? If thinks like this keep you awake, you should go see a doctor . Btw: Dublin on normal days --> 3-4 People at the Pissoir. Dublin on St. Patricks day --> 4-XX People at the Pissoir. That was kinda disgusting, especially for the poor guy that fell over...
You advocate tier 3-type solutions then? 
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About the 'sitting next to someone else when there is a lot of free space elsewhere', it is also cultural.
For some, if there are 10 tables in a room and only two people in it on two adjacent tables, when a third person comes in and sits somewhere, if he does not sits next to the other two, or at least close by, then that could be considered as rude.
That being said, I (personally) still agree with you. But then, when I had to work hard, I'd rather walk around in the empty places of the school, looking for an empty class room.
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I thought Bless You in whatever form came from the plague as sneezing was an early symptom of the sickness. So it was like gl hf, you got a month because we're wallowing in filth and pestilence; wrap up what you need to because you're on the way out. Could just be an urban legend but Wikipedia and National Geographic mention it.
National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590, "Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession. Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ("God bless you"), since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague."[7] By AD 750, it became customary to say "God bless you" as a response to one sneezing.[8]
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On October 21 2015 21:27 ThomasjServo wrote:I thought Bless You in whatever form came from the plague as sneezing was an early symptom of the sickness. So it was like gl hf, you got a month because we're wallowing in filth and pestilence; wrap up what you need to because you're on the way out. Could just be an urban legend but Wikipedia and National Geographic mention it. Show nested quote +National Geographic reports that during the plague of AD 590, "Pope Gregory I ordered unceasing prayer for divine intercession. Part of his command was that anyone sneezing be blessed immediately ("God bless you"), since sneezing was often the first sign that someone was falling ill with the plague."[7] By AD 750, it became customary to say "God bless you" as a response to one sneezing.[8]
Yeah that's what I've heard too, or that sneezing was some other weird spiritual/ pseudomedical signal and that saying Bless You was a way to help you out.
I think it's just interesting that people say it hundreds (?) of years later, when clearly that's not the modern reason for saying it. From what I've gathered, saying Bless You, ends up equating to something like "I know that sneezing is an involuntary reaction and so you didn't mean to interrupt me, and so I'm letting you know it's okay". Or just people say it out of habit... Because it's a cultural norm.
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On October 21 2015 01:25 Simberto wrote:
Why do people insist on saying "Bless you" (Or your regional equivalent) if you sneeze? It is fucking annoying. And no, it is not polite. To me it seems that most people who say "Bless you" have one of two reason: Either they don't really want to say it, but believe that it needs to be said because of x. Or they want to be a gigantic douchebag in some sort of superiority ritual, where they loudly proclaim "You are sick, i am not!". This becomes especially obvious if you sneeze multiple times in a row. Few things are more annoying than the guy who replies to every single sneeze with a "Bless you". It annoys the sneezers, it annoys everyone else in the room, and the guy usually acts incredibly smug and arrogant while doing it.
Regarding the "It is polite" thing, no, it is not. Politeness is about codifying being nice to people. If somethings constantly annoys people, it is not nice. If you rub something into other peoples faces, it is not nice except for some very special occasions.
Knigge (The german book of rules about politeness. Shut up, we are germans, we like exact written rules about everything) states regarding this question, that you should ignore it, because it is fucking annoying to add a loud "BLESS YOU!" across the room to every single sneeze.
Saying bless you is a cultural practice edified be repetition. For example, saying "welcome" when letting someone in, or saying hi whenever you meet someone after a period of time has passed. It doesn't matter how annoying hearing those words are--its what you say during those times of social interaction.
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i saw once a video from a game and i'd like to rewatch it/or things related to it but i can't remember much about it.
- it was from a game (mmo probably) played in space;
- a lot of galaxies/planets;
- coalition/alliance of players that were battling for various reasons;
- the video featured a small band/alliance of players that devised a winning strategy which relied on setting a trap then bombing the opposite team, most of the times 1 shooting everything.
so, if someone can figure out the name of the game at least(and i'll do the rest) much appreciated .
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yes ty. was Rooks and Kings 'Pipebomb' related.
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I was only told "bless you" after sneezing once and it was in a flight for Chicago to LA.
Cured my AIDS.
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On October 26 2015 23:40 xM(Z wrote:
i saw once a video from a game and i'd like to rewatch it/or things related to it but i can't remember much about it.
- it was from a game (mmo probably) played in space;
- a lot of galaxies/planets;
- coalition/alliance of players that were battling for various reasons;
- the video featured a small band/alliance of players that devised a winning strategy which relied on setting a trap then bombing the opposite team, most of the times 1 shooting everything.
so, if someone can figure out the name of the game at least(and i'll do the rest) much appreciated .
We have an eve topic on tl if you're interested. Don't play eve.
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