Socially Unacceptable Sneezes

[@bryonypotts3692]

I completely understand you 100%! A boy in college that kinda likes me sneezed, a really cute sneeze and I looked up from my book(geek, yes I know) and we met each others gaze... and because he liked me I wasn't sure whether saying bless you was crossing a line or something so I just smiled and we both burst out laughing! I felt really bad not saying 'bless you' so after we had finished laughing, I wiped the tears from my eyes and lent in to him and whispered... 'bless you'. It was a really cute experience xxxx

[@oliviaclough1225]

Awww, good for you hun. Sweetest thing I've ever heard.☺️✌🏻️😊

[@AliSparks2]

I am always so surprised and happy when strangers say God Bless You to me in public. I have been on a bus before and this happened and I could not see them so I just said "thank you!" across the way and the whole incident was really nice! That action always brightens my day! Keep at it!

[@IzaBelotti]

I once said "Bless you" to a guy who was walking down the street and I was in my bedroom (I live in a building). I didn't thought he'd answer, but, right after I said it, he replied with a "Thank you!". The funniest thing ever xD

[@dodger235]

Last month, my sister and I were visiting NYC and she sneezed as we were walking down the street. These two men were walking right in front of us and were clearly involved in a conversation. But as soon as she sneezed, one of them immediately turned around, cut himself off mid-sentence, and said, "Bless you," before carrying on. It was such a lovely gesture and it literally made both our days a little brighter. So, basically, keep doing what you're doing :)

[@lettucelive]

Thank you for being one of the very few people that still say it to total strangers, I sneezed in front of 5 other people today quite loudly and they didn't say a thing! Always make sure to say bless you to someone, it usually makes them feel better. It certainly makes me feel better!

[@DancingIsFlying]

I always sneeze a million times in a row, so this is usually what happens: *sneeze* Bless you *sneeze* Bless you *sneeze* Bless you! This is usually followed by some little comment about how many times I sneezed.

[@squinterbynature]

My life as well lol

[@alexandras7915]

DancingIsFlying Same. My grandma usually does that and it annoys the heck out of me. :P

[@ambercooper7690]

DancingIsFlying lol there’s a kid in my class who also sneezes like 15 times in a row and now I usually just wait until he’s done at least 10 lol I feel bad for him he always sneezes and coughs and I feel so bad cause it looks miserable lol 😂

[@pudgydouble]

"I carrie-d that guilt with me for the rest of the day".

[@Memmyrabilia]

No.

[@DramaticLittleGirl]

I went away for a week with a friend in August. We went into a small market and I sneezed, I thought the noise echoed through the stalls. Luckily, an elderly lady passed by and said 'Bless you.' I thanked her immediately, but I ended up smiling the rest of the day.

[@AlexBrooks7880]

At school whenever someone sneezes I crawl up beside them and slowly rise up to their ears, I then whisper bless you. I usually crawl away quickly and they'll look up and be like, "WHAT THE CRAP?!?!?!" and the teacher will be like "what?" hehe i'm so nice and evil at the same time XD

[@bryonypotts3692]

hahahahaha! I do the same thing and everyone freaks out! It's hilarious!

[@geniesong]

Rainbownitram I wanna try that now 😂😂😂

[@HAEproductions1]

Saying 'bless you' has now become such a habit of mine that one day while I was walking through pennys(a shop in ireland) with my cousin, a woman sneezed and without even thinking, I said 'bless you' I also felt really good after saying it too cos I think it's just nice to say it to people. Thanks Carrie! :)

[@lydiethompson2222]

I've just finished my A Levels and it really messed me up in exams when people sneezed and I couldn't say "bless you" without being disqualified for talking in a public exam 😳😅

[@WhereMyLaLasAt]

I guess we leave in a world where generosity is a thing long forgotten, even a simple gesture as that. So bless you for being lovely!

[@cloudsandstxrs5755]

I remember once on a train i sneezed and someone from the other side of the train just shouted BLESS YOU (the train was freakishly quiet so that was just awkward) and i just shouted back THANK YOU and, the looks i got xD

[@Memmyrabilia]

That's amazing

[@sweetvixenpotter]

It's inspiring that you continue to say 'bless you' when it usually isn't received with gratitude! Everyone at my school says it to everyone, which makes me happy :)

[@ashleigh8086]

i once said bless you to a man in a shop and he literally looked at me liked i just punched his kid in the face and i kind of just awkwardly shuffled away as fast as i could but i was really upset as i felt liked i'd done something i shouldn't have

[@YellingYaz]

I love politeness, it just makes the world a million times better. I work with people every day, the job in its self is rewarding on its own but the "thank you, you were a big help" makes me feel awesome. All they did was say a few words that took less than 10 seconds.

[@emilytindle5041]

im that person too but it really annoys me that theres no word for coughing so i just saty bless you

[@IzzyIzzy3]

Not alone

[@dontmindme.imjustafraidofe9327]

When people bless me I thank them to acknowledge their politeness.

[@mollyburn8999]

I hate it when someone sneezes and I'm just about to say 'bless you' but before I get a chance they go: * sneeze* "bless me" -.-

[@DoodleMole]

I always say 'bless you' to strangers but rarely get strange looks unless I'm on a train for some reason. Possibly a difference between cities and little Welsh towns... My favourite lectuerer in Uni always blesses anyone who sneezes in her lectures, which is lovely, but when half of the 250-person lecture theatre had fresher's flu in the first few weeks of term, it started to genuinely interrupt the lecture. Highyl entertaining. Love you always Carrie x

[@JendisJournal]

I agree that saying bless you is a polite thing. They are being impolite by giving bad looks. Glas your mom checked for her phone before she mailed the box!

[@hairspray242]

One time when I was alone, I sneezed and a complete stranger said 'bless you' to me. It restored my faith in humanity. :) Keep doing it Carrie!

[@xXSlaughter3dXx]

its only socially unacceptable to say "bless you" after the 2nd sneeze. everybody gets ONE.

[@KatyJanex]

This video made me release I should always say bless you. No matter whether stranger or friend.

[@EcoCurious]

HAHAHA that phone thing made my morning because it's so totally something I would do :')

[@EllyDixon]

I have watched that end bit so many times an I still can't get my head around how it's possible to wrap your phone into a box... And Carrie its a very lovely thing to say bless you to strangers. Don't stop!! I do it to!! I just think of it like they don't normally find people as polite and as well brought up anymore so it's a nice but confusing surprise that a stranger is nice and polite to you regardless if they know you or not. Xxxxx

[@bethsmith6607]

What would happen if you were on stage and needed to sneeze...?

[@allisont37]

Maybe it's just me, but I always say "thank you" when a stranger says "bless you." I still remember that "bless you" was the first thing said to me upon my arrival in Seattle (on a bus, not a train.) The woman was very sweet and gave me a huge smile. It made my day.

[@gabbymay8282]

Hahah the phone bit at the end

[@chloeellis6368]

OMGosh!!!!! i do this too! all my friends think i'm insane and try to get me to shut up - but there are so few polite people nowadays that i like to feel that i contribute a tiny bit to the happiness of someone's day by, holding doors, smiling at people and blessing them when they sneeze!

[@LittleHintOfCoco]

When someone says bless you to me, I smile and say thank you. Am I wierd?

[@ashlismellie8984]

No your not weird. U are very polite. U should be very proud of that.

[@dontmindme.imjustafraidofe9327]

No that’s good.

[@isis347]

I was in London and I catched so I was sneezing the whole time, and nobody said "bless you" exept for one girl in a shop and she completely made my day. So I don't think it's unacceptable to say "Bless you" to strangers.

[@Hilbilly655321]

Once I was standing next to an open window in my living room and I sneezed. A man walking by on the street said bless you. It was an amazing moment in my life.

[@BeardGuitar]

I've been telling random people bless you at University all year round. Most of the time people burst out laughing, others they think I'm taking the piss. I've decided to comment every time you mention Malta because it always surprises me to see the name of my tiny home island on youtube. Good evening.

[@JustMillieMe]

In the screening of Les Mis that I went to see last week, through my tears and muffled 'I'm crying with a scarf over my mouth to stop myself crying but it's not working' singing, someone about 5 rows behind me sneezed. I gave the most emotional 'bless you' ever heard.

[@MargotUncrn]

When I was in New York, I sat on a bench with my friend and brother, and I sneezed and a lady who was just passing by said bless you and it made me really happy !

[@dontmindme.imjustafraidofe9327]

I bless any and all sneezes, all the time. No matter where I am.

[@FridgeWithWingsss]

I get at least four bless-you's a day (Allergies :'() and it always makes my day just that little bit better when those bless-you's come from complete strangers. My favourite was when a little two-year-old said it on the bus. So adorable!

[@beccalogan9909]

I was walking down the street the other day sneezing and a stranger said bless you, its nice, its little things like that which make people smile :)

[@fernandaschafer]

Did you know that people say that when you sneeze, your sould gets out from your body and when someone says "bless you", your soul comes back? I needed to shared this with you when I read this!

[@o0oBETHYWOODLEo0o]

I always say bless you to people no matter if i know them or not, and i always say thank you with a smile when people say it to me :)

[@dotyroses]

i always say bless you to strangers, partly because it makes my day when a stranger blesses me

[@stephaniehuffman6684]

I always thank people when they say 'bless you' to me! I'm one of those people that usually says it, but it doesn't seem like many people are so if someone happens to say it... I have to say, "Thank you" to them so hopefully they continue to do it.

[@TheMsKittyvamp]

I said bless you to a random girl at school today and she actually said thank you. I thought of you when I did it, Carrie!

[@ThePoptartchick]

In class, everyone always rushes to say it when it's really quiet. Like a small sigh of relief escapes everyone because there was this really heavy silence in the room before and then one kid suddenly sneezes and a whole chorus of "Bless you"s just sounds. It's wonderful.

[@pinkiepromise4923]

I said bless you to a little girl on the train and her mum gave me an evil look, but the little girl was really sweet about it and said thank you. About half an hour later the girls mum sneezed so the girl said bless you to her. When the mum said thank you, the girl stood up like a moody teenager and said "Oh so its okay when I say it is it?" I think either this girl watched your video or is just as amazing as you.

[@SpookyTrixy]

I always sat bless you when people sneeze, like you said it is a nice thing to do for people. However, I hate when people say "bless you" to me. The reason is that I am like a compulsive sneezer and if I sneeze once I will be sneezing for the next ten minutes and it creates this weird loop of them constantly feeling they need to say bless you. I even go so far as to thanking people if they have said it once and telling them they do not need to say it again and I am grateful for the thought.

[@LordMoogs]

I find that whenever I come across the path of a stranger who sneezes and I say bless you that they are generally amused at the random act of kindness.

[@mise91]

I was on a bus in Spain recently and an old man sat beside me and tried to start a conversation, but I spoke no Spanish and he spoke no English so there was a lot of shrugging and then the conversation promptly died. I sneezed later and he enthusiastically said 'Bless you!' and I enthusiastically said 'Gracias!". Two hour journey, only time we could understand each other! Best just to keep saying 'Bless you', I think. Might get some funny looks, but someone's bound to appreciate it.

[@CommonRandomer]

i sneezed at like 11 in the night and my bedroom window was open, it was a pretty loud one, and i randomly heard a 'bless you' shouted up to me from the street below, made my day:')

[@aylamonic]

Some traditions believed your soul could escape and the blessing was to keep your soul inside.

[@cluelesslittlekate]

I bless everyone too, Carrie! Even in awkward situations like an exam I'll do it, providing a teacher isn't right next to me! Nice video and your mum's cool like that! Love, Kate!

[@wolfvsmoon]

I'm halfway between too shy to say bless you and still wanting to say bless you. I always always either mouth it or whisper it, so they are blessed whether they know it or not.

[@EliseEtcetera]

I was walking out of the store the other day and sneezed in the parking lot- a woman shouted "bless you!" from about 20 feet away. I smiled and shouted "thank you!" back. I like to think she'd seen this video.

[@itsonlyayear]

I have watched EVERY SINGLE VIDEO YOU HAVE EVER MADE TODAY. Your personality is very addictive.

[@nickydanique]

I say bless you everytime I hear someone sneeze, but I never get a thank you :(

[@ashlismellie8984]

People are just so rude.

[@railwaystudios1632]

Sad

[@oracleofdewphi]

I say "Bless you" when strangers sneeze, too. Sometimes it seems like people think I'm being phony or that I have a sinister ulterior motive if I'm kind for no reason, which is too bad. The world could use more kindness.

[@thegothsweetheart]

Where I live everyone says bless you. I know people who say bless you after you cough, which I now do because I'm so used to hearing it. Once I was in a store and I coughed to clear my throat, three people said bless you and one even offered to get me some water and a cough drop!

[@EmileighParsons1]

just imagine sitting on a train, and you sneeze, and you just here this voice from behind you say 'bless you' and you turn around and Carrie's just sitting there and waving at you .

[@tefztable]

I wish you were near me when I sneeze. No one ever says "bless you" when I do, and when they sneeze and I say "bless you", they don't answer back. Forever alone for the rest of my life

[@LaurenSpaceTV]

My maths teacher gives you into trouble if you say 'bless you' because it is apparently "just and excuse to talk"

[@ZombieNinja143]

I drove past this one guy and he sneezed, and being the nice person I am, I yelled "BLESS YOU!" out my window...but the look on his face was priceless

[@SingToMeTheirElegy]

I always say bless you and I always say thank you very appreciatively when someone says bless you to me after I sneeze.

[@Cheye13]

I identify with this so much. I often bless strangers on the street when they sneeze... they usually kinda laugh or smile as though it's ridiculous that I'd say bless you...

[@elissajeanette]

Same - In high school it became a big joke and my friends used to laugh at me every time I "helloed" a stranger. But it's polite, and besides, you never know when it will make their day. The world is becoming a far more hostile place

[@slideshowgurl]

I never really watched you before (in all honesty, I was jealous because I have a MAD crush on Alex haha) but now that I have started watching your videos... I realize we ARE SO MUCH ALIKE AND I LOVE YOU!!! We are born a month apart too! (Nov. 10th, 92!)

[@Typhon6]

From what I've heard, the story is that when you sneeze, a part of your soul leaves your body, and when someone says "bless you" (I think it's originally supposed to be "God bless you") it sends your soul right back in :)

[@mychairmadeafartnois]

I always say "bless you" to strangers. They usually thank me, and smile, if they can see me. It actually made me day a bit better when I sneezed the other day, and someone said "bless you" and I said "thanks" and they had the biggest smile, like it made them happy that I had thanked them :D

[@Elleira92]

if someone says 'bless you' to me after i sneeze, even if they're a stranger i'll always say thankyou!

[@Lylia195]

I always say thank you when someone says bless you! I don't ever remember to say bless you to other people, so I guess that's kind of my way for making up for it!

[@ariadnemoore5155]

That reminds me a bit of when I was backstage at my school musical, getting ready to change scenes when I suddenly sneezed. 6 times in a row. In the middle of a really sad song. And then people started to laugh. I was mortified.

[@moofishcosten4598]

my friend (who is normally very polite and quiet) has THE LOUDEST sneeze i've ever heard. on the first day of school, it is my duty to warn all the teachers before it happens so they don't suffer from heart attacks :)

[@jessicaanne06]

I noticed that more so in America strangers will say bless you when you sneeze, but the entire time I was in London I never heard one person say bless you

[@unstablejello]

I sneeze a lot. And these are distinctive sneezes so they're almost always met with a random bless you. Even if I can't tell where it came from, I always return the favour with an aimless, "THANKS!"

[@rojam1tchell]

I can't have people say "bless you"or speak when i sneeze, because it usually means i have to say "thank you" but mos of the times i sneeze about 10 times in a row and having to talk distracts me from it and then my nose itches and it's the most horrible feeling ever.

[@Zolkabro]

I laughed so hard at that ending. Brilliant. You're sadly amused but exasperated face had me almost fall off of my chair.

[@AWildViewerAttacks]

You can tell there's a difference in the acceptability between ages. I was on a bus full of elderly people today, I sneezed and received a chorus of 'bless you's.

[@freedman909]

It's the same with happy birthdays. If i see a stranger with a birthday badge I will always say "happy birthday" most people smile and say thanks but others just give you a dirty look.

[@Dollypeg99]

As soon as carrie said never ever try and solve a Rubik's cube I began singing " this is my Rubik's cube I know I can figure it out " and now I have to go listen to it again

[@Oops090909]

I'm in grade 10 and I was taking an exam (in a gym), when someone across the gym sneezed. Some students that were sitting around me all said "Bless you." We got escorted out and we missed 30 valuable minutes of writing time. The world is insane.

[@luciabee]

I can totally relate to the Rubik's cube problem. I screwed mine up EVERY time I got to the corners, eventually I just.. got it. Now I can do a cube in less than 5 minutes.

[@wereallwallflowers]

i will always thank you and smile if you tell me "bless you" (I also feel guilty when I don't say it, so I always think it just in case)

[@merryjaroneski]

during tests, when someone sneezes, the enitre room choruses a bless you. it happened during a really intense test and the teacher sneezed like 5 times in forty minutes. and, it happens all the time. i always say bless you. once, someone was mowing their lawn across the street and i had my window open so I heard them. I shouted bless you out the window and laughed at their face when they looked up.

[@MrsFearTheKoala]

I always do the same thing, at shopping centers, walking down the street. I don't even intend to say it it just comes out, I smile and they often say "oh? thank you" very confused like.

[@timelsasser4752]

I have NEVER finished a rubik's cube. haha Your reaction to her reminds me of your other video about judging people. XP That is a bit odd, I've never hard anyone give me a dirty look when I bless them, like strangers that is. Typically it's either them ignoring me completely or they thank me. That is absolutely a riot that she stuck her phone in the box!

[@abihollingsworth4438]

I've managed to complete the rubix cube, off by heart, in 4 mins and 30 secs. it was really fun, and the thing about finishing it off is you just have to keep repeating the step over and over again, and then you will finally finish it.

[@benbowles9614]

That smile at the end was so adorable.

[@ThisIsEshi]

It's perfectly acceptable to say "bless you" to random strangers here in America, or at least where I'm from it is. Strangers bless each other all the time, over here. And it doesn't even matter what age the other person is. I was in a bookstore the other day when I sneezed and a little kid, who couldn't have been older than seven, gave me a "bless you". It was really nice, actually.

[@vale4ddle]

I always say bless you to everyone even in class during test where you shouldn't talk, if someone sneezes i'll just shout "BLESS YOU!".

[@luvan95]

I would say thank you if someone "blessed" me.

[@1Luckyforyou1]

I always say "thank you" it seems to fill the awkward,"who blessed me?" feeling

[@k.oseland]

I'm writing a paper, and every time I get a page done, I reward myself with a Carrie video. ^.^

[@arianator333]

In my town if someone you don't know sneezes and you say bless you it's met with an awkward silence; but if they sneeze and you don't say bless you you're met with the same silence and considered rude

[@idonthaveapandahat]

goodness.

[@lpdmatthews]

Ive just got back from the dominican republic where they say 'sante; when someone sneezes, which i kind of like better than 'bless you' as it means health which is nice. they also say it to strangers all the time

[@simplystormie]

i think it is because people dont expect someone who lives in a fast pace "disconnected" society to slow down and connect to a stranger.

[@KilljoyPartyPenguin]

Me and my friend was in a bookstore and in the other end of the store, a person sneezed and I said bless you, I didn't yell it or anything so I didn't assume the person heard it until I got a "THANK YOU!" yelled at me from the other end of the store.

[@icuddledlizzie]

one time i was walking into my classroom at school and i heard someone behind me sneeze and we were the only two around so as soon as i was in the classroom and they couldn't see me i said 'bless you' loudly and it made me giggle to think of them looking confused at this disembodied voice saying bless you :P

[@suetan3229]

Ever since I saw this vid the last time I've been doing that, saying bless you. It's a gesture, thanks for sharing:))

[@geekgotseriousswag]

omfg this is the reason I subscribed!!!! "It's a look that should be given when handed a dead puppy!" omfg I cried I was laughing so hard.