What do you do when a religious-type "blesses" you

[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]I say thank you. I'm not pretentious or rude enough as some of these people in OT who thinks common courtesy is a sign of disrespect. surrealnumber5

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A few years back I was in Georgia and I told a girl who sneezed "bless you." Her response to me? "F*** you." AmazonTreeBoa

Yeah, well the shock that she was so bold in her response kind of left me too speechless to make any type of witty reply.

[QUOTE="BrianB0422"]

We've all been there (maybe not). You're in conversation with someone and at the end they say, "I'll pray for you" or "you're in my prayers" or "God bless you".

How do you respond when someone God attacks you? Do you politely leave? Do you say something?

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Thank you. horgen123

"Sir, would you like to try the latest fragrance by Dior?"

"NO! %$#$ OFF! I don't want that s&!t!!"

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Really? How socially inept do you have to be to get offended by something like that? If God forbid your loved one dies, and someone says "You'll be in my prayers", why the hell would that offend you so badly? If someone says "God will bless you", and I'm assuming you don't have the social skills of a rock, how can you take that as someone looking down on you??? It's all good intentions. No one is nasty plotting in their basement thinking "heheheee I'm going to BLESS someone today because I am BETTER than him mwahahahaa!"... Most of the time it's just a turn of phrase. And if someone, with good intentions, is innocently expressing their condolences to you that somehow incorporates their faith, and you're penis enough to express your lack-thereof, and say "I DONT BELIEVE IN GOD GRAHHHHH TO THE OT BOARDS AWAYYYYYYY!!!"...well... you're just a douchebag, plain and simple. Are you that much of an ass that you would say something? Oh that's right, you won't, because 99% of the people in this thread who say they would say something back instead of humbly accepting the compliment, wouldn'y say jack sh!t and would most likely bottle it up just to release it on the OT boards a few hours later to try and sound "intellectual" and/or look like a hardass :lol:. It's comical, really. Same thing applies for other religions. If someone says "I'll pray to Allah for you", I'm not going to go out of my way and say "I'M CATHOLIC GET OUT OF MY FACE!!"... Anyone with the social skills of a four year old will recognize that the person blessing you isn't looking for a religious debate, but administering a simple compliment... so grow a pair, get some social skills, take the compliment like a man, and don't come and whine on OT and make a man-baby out of yourself.

EDIT: Changing the name of the perfume in my example because of the users sig below me.

that depends on the context of the discussion that led up to them saying that to me. If for instance you were talking about how a loved one died they probably mean that they will be hoping you get through it all right.

If you are talking about something they disagree with then its basically an insult. I'm sure there are other ways that such a phrase could be led up to.

It annoys me in the events of a disaster "I'll pray for you" is another way of saying "nothing I can do about it", but this way they emphasis the "I" and adds in an action (pray) so it appears that they are helping and are being generous, but really they've done f***all.

The only time I ever hear people say "bless you" is when someone sneezes...

The only time I ever hear people say "bless you" is when someone sneezes...

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A few years back I was in Georgia and I told a girl who sneezed "bless you." Her response to me? "F*** you." ad1x2

Yeah, well the shock that she was so bold in her response kind of left me too speechless to make any type of witty reply.

When a christian says this to me I usually respond and may Allah be with you.

Actually I just reply Thank you.

and I would reply "Zeus bless you " that's the equalivent to me really....

no but seriously I could care. I don't really see it as them being nice because if I told them I didn't believe in god they'd more than likely tell me I was going to hell. I'd just be more likely to laugh about it and move on. No point in being a dick about it. It'd be more nice if they said "Have a nice day" or something rather then "may the god I believe in bless you"

but that's just like my opinion man and if that makes me a terrible person then so be it.

Wow, being blessed means that God is attacking me? I don't complain/whine if someone says it to me. I'm that way. If someone says it to me, I appreciate it, say thank you and say it back to them.