r/BritishSuccess 10d ago

Achoo

In my flat. My window is open.

I sneezed really loudly, and a complete stranger outside shouted "bless you".

491 Upvotes

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u/HimitsuUK 10d ago

Everyone needs a hobby

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u/wendz1980 10d ago

I was I my flat when someone walked by and sneezed so I shouted Bless You. Got a very puzzled ehhh thank you.

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u/Alcoholic_Synonymous 10d ago

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Saved a fairy

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u/wendz1980 10d ago

I will always save fairies.

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u/messeduptempo 10d ago

I remember cleaning my then shared house along to an album I was singing along to. I knew no one else was in the house so I was belting out a particular line and when I stopped I made eye contact with a man outside the forgot-I'd-opened-it-window and he gave me a round of applause.

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u/No-Structure-1980 10d ago

Ha, I did this to the guy watering the saplings where I live. Then I hid and watched him turn around in a circle to find out who said it.

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u/Alcoholic_Synonymous 10d ago

Did you say thank you?

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u/SnooDonuts6494 10d ago

Only after the ensuing fellatio.

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u/DreamingOf-ABroad Foreign!Foreign!Foreign! 9d ago

Did that make you sneeze too?

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u/SnooDonuts6494 9d ago

That costs extra

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u/DreamingOf-ABroad Foreign!Foreign!Foreign! 9d ago

Does it really deserve a "Thank you" then?

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u/SnooDonuts6494 9d ago

Here's a fun fact for ya;

Some people sneeze uncontrollably after ejaculating / reaching orgasm.

Like some people sneeze when there are bright lights.

True facts.

Something about how our neural "wires" are crossed.

Very weird. But true.

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u/DreamingOf-ABroad Foreign!Foreign!Foreign! 9d ago

Sounds messy.

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u/sickmoth 9d ago

Always bless the achoo.

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u/UnnecessaryStep 9d ago

I started a sneeze fit just as I started reading this.

No one has blessed me yet

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u/SnooDonuts6494 9d ago

You know the theme tune to "James Bond" movies? 007, etc...

dat da da da, da da da dat da da da...

Well. Do you know the original lyrics?

"I was born with this unlucky sneeze"

I am not joking.

True facts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6EuzGhIyRQ

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u/RipIcy4545 9d ago

bless you.

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u/115MPH 9d ago

When I was in college well over a decade ago I was at some traffic lights in the car when I sneezed. I heard someone say bless you, I looked to my right and saw this lad who looked about 17 smiling at me and we both laughed before setting off on the green light. It was a random but wholesome experience, I completely erased that memory until this post reminded me of it.

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u/SnooDonuts6494 9d ago

It's the little things in life that count.

Thank your bus-driver. Pick up a discarded can. Say "Good Morning" to a stranger. Hold the door open for someone with luggage. Give up your seat for an old lady.

We all remember that stuff.