May 17, 2008
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sneezing.
as far as... manners, etiquette (<- a word that made me lose in the final round of a middle school spelling bee) and/or cultures go...
saying "bless you.." is not only meaningless, but it is also truncated. (taking away, possibly, the most important word.)
if its only purpose is to prove your "kindness" and fulfill an almost social obligation with no regard to the meaning (assuming that no one really believes that a soul has been sneezed out), i guess i want to keep on saying it since i am not an un-kind person.
one thing though...
it's stupid that i feel like i deserve a "thank you" for it as well.
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i wish i could hear "bless you" sometimes..
Well, I did OK the other night and tonight by looking at pictures and pointing at the menu. I couldn't order the other day because there were only 2 choices of restaurant, BK and a cafe, and there were no pictures at the cafe, just a chalkboard. At BK I held up 9 fingers because I hadn't learned "ahop" yet.
If I keep saying kamsa hamnida whenever I get served is that OK? Everyone just grunts in return.
Oh, I thought those numbers were mostly only for money. Good to know. Thanks for the help.
You wouldn't happen to know the name of the coffee drink, would you?
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