A poll, of sorts

vallyhoo

Please tell me I'm not the only one...

(I don't know if I am going to do this poll correctly, but here goes)

lyndausvi

I said no.  But I do not think you are a weirdo.

ScarletGem

I said yes.  I do that sort of thing all the time... 
Me:  Have a good evening!
Them:  Thanks! 
Me:  Thanks!  ...oh, you didn't say "you, too."  Oops.  Now I sound like a freak.

vallyhoo

Lynda -

LTB - That's funny!

[Deleted User]

I do. I do.

vallyhoo

Scarlet - Exactly, very similar situation. I am like a robot.

scoetto

I do that kind of stuff all the time. And it makes me look like a doof. But I'd rather look like a doof than a douche.

SwedishChick2011

I say "excuse me" after sneezing, but not "thank you." 

However, here's a sample conversation for you:

Me: Hey, how are you?
Them: Good.
Me: Fine.

Yeah, see that was embarrassing because they didn't ask "how are you?" back, so I looked like an idiot.  Too bad this has happened more than once.

squirrly

No, but I'm prone to saying "you, too" automatically and then discovering they didn't say anything that warrants that. 

Moneypenny424

i don't do it with sneezes, but like PPs, I have the automatic responses that come out in other situations.

During a trip to the ER with some awful virus:
Doctor:  Good morning, I'm Doctor.  How are doing?
Me:  Fine thanks, Doctor.  how are you?
Doctor:  You're fine?  Um, you're in the ER.

I also often will say "Thanks, you too" when a waiter tells us to enjoy our meals.

TeresaLovesDave

I do weird stuff like that all the time, and I always say "You too" even when not at all appropriate -- for example, buying tickets at a movie theater:  "Enjoy the movie!"  "You too!"  

...oh well.

vallyhoo

Sco - doof > douche. Agreed.

These stories are great.

ScarletGem

Money, I did something a lot like the Dr situation just the other day...  As I've mentioned on here before, a friend was in the Ft. Hood shootings and just after I found out I had a meeting with my boss.  When I walked into his office he asked how I was and I said "Fine, thanks...  well, not really.  Actually, I'm not fine at all." 

SwedishChick2011

Them: Happy Birthday!
Me: You too!  Oh wait...

danieliza1127

The other day we went to Bob Evan's for breakfast and the lady said "Good Morning" and I said it back, and I thought she was going to say "How are you" but instead she said "How many?".  So I said "Good, thanks!"  Duh.  She laughed at me. 

vallyhoo

Dani- that's a new one!

carrieoz_76

Yea, and I've also asked someone how they're doing in passing, then answered "Fine" in anticipation that they'd asked me back.  Drr.

tidetravel

I used to get "Thank you" and "You're welcome" mixed up when I was a kid.  Horribly embarassing.  I say "Bless me" after I sneeze. 

ac_in_dc

Scoetto, you look hot in your new siggy pic (new to me at least).

Vally, you're a freak regardless of what you say after you sneeze.

NicoleSahara

I don't do this (though I don't think you're a weirdo), but I do tend to say you're welcome when the person hasn't said thank you. It's not even in a snotty way, I just expected them to say it and was already responding back. Oops.

BioGirl21

I don't say excuse me after a sneeze. I don't find it offensive, like burping or farting. Unless someone doesn't cover their mouth. Then you better damn well apologize for spreading your germs on me!

scoetto

Dani, totally guilty on that too!

kikibaby

Yeah, I remember when someone congratulated me on my engagement I was like "Congrats to you too!"

But uh... I don't know what I was congratulating them for.

vallyhoo

AC - you might be onto something...

SwedishChick2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_poll-of-sorts?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:b1bcc2c8-b092-4bc2-bac0-0ed663395ecbPost:d9489e49-eb37-4f45-93c0-7e9ec09f67c9">Re: A poll, of sorts</a>:
[QUOTE]I don't do this (though I don't think you're a weirdo), but I do tend to say you're welcome when the person hasn't said thank you. It's not even in a snotty way, I just expected them to say it and was already responding back. Oops.
Posted by NicoleSahara[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I've done that too. 

britne28

People at work joke that I sneeze like a cat.  And they wait until I'm done as my record is 33 sneezes in a row.  When I first started at work they were doing the "bless you" after each sneeze but that got annoying for them. 

danieliza1127

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_poll-of-sorts?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:b1bcc2c8-b092-4bc2-bac0-0ed663395ecbPost:880f9c68-443c-452a-9786-a9d239faaf50">Re: A poll, of sorts</a>:
[QUOTE]People at work joke that I sneeze like a cat.  And they wait until I'm done as my record is 33 sneezes in a row.  When I first started at work they were doing the "bless you" after each sneeze but that got annoying for them. 
Posted by britne28[/QUOTE]

Same here with my H.  I almost always sneeze 3 times in a row, so he waits until after the 3rd sneeze to bless me.  He gets upset if someone does it first after the first sneeze.  He's all like "I know to wait, that's why I was waiting!"

Also, I don't know if it's rude or not but I've gotten out of the habit of asking how people are in return.  Meaning, if I'm walking in the hall and someone says "Hey how are you" in passing and I just say "good thanks" while we're still walking, I don't bother saying "good thanks, how are you?".  Because really you don't care how I am and I don't care how you are, you're just saying it because you have to pass the other person and you have to say something.  Now if you actually stop and ask and make eye contact and want to talk, sure, but otherwise, whatever.

vallyhoo

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_poll-of-sorts?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:b1bcc2c8-b092-4bc2-bac0-0ed663395ecbPost:bb8c2325-d9f4-4a21-b9e2-a4d7104a860e">Re: A poll, of sorts</a>:
[QUOTE]Also, I don't know if it's rude or not but I've gotten out of the habit of asking how people are in return.  Meaning, if I'm walking in the hall and someone says "Hey how are you" in passing and I just say "good thanks" while we're still walking, I don't bother saying "good thanks, how are you?".  Because really you don't care how I am and I don't care how you are, you're just saying it because you have to pass the other person and you have to say something.  Now if you actually stop and ask and make eye contact and want to talk, sure, but otherwise, whatever.
Posted by danieliza1127[/QUOTE]

I don't think it's rude, but I do the same thing so I am probably biased. If someone asks me and I just say 'Very well, thank you' and leave it at that, I'll try to remember the next time I have a moment to talk to them to actually ask how they are. Again, not in passing when you only have time to say a word or two though.

britne28

Also, I don't know if it's rude or not but I've gotten out of the habit of asking how people are in return.  Meaning, if I'm walking in the hall and someone says "Hey how are you" in passing and I just say "good thanks" while we're still walking, I don't bother saying "good thanks, how are you?".  Because really you don't care how I am and I don't care how you are, you're just saying it because you have to pass the other person and you have to say something.  Now if you actually stop and ask and make eye contact and want to talk, sure, but otherwise, whatever.
Posted by danieliza1127

I find this awkward as well.  Especially if the hall is long and you see them coming.  When do you start eye contact?  I feel like I always screw that up.

wadingmoose

While I hate to call you a weirdo, I neither say "excuse me" after a sneeze or expect anyone to say "bless you."

So perhaps I'm the weirdo

Kati0105

I've definitely said "Thank you!" in response to being asked "Did you get a haircut?"  Awkward.