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Date Posted: Mon, 10/27/03 4:33am
Author: Ylva
Subject: The art of sneezing
In reply to: netta 's message, "Re: Allergies" on Sat, 10/25/03 4:08pm

>hmmm I am allergic to dust mites. It isn't the mite
>though, it is their excrement that people react to. I
>have seen these little creatures under a microscope.
>Amazing!

Yeah. I never looked at them through a microscope, but I saw a microscpe picture made of one of them - looked like a real monster (the one I saw was jetgreen, but I think that was because biologists add color afterwards to such pictures to get them somewhat sharper). Maybe an idea for people celebrating Halloween; go as dust mite :o)

The mites eat the skin that falls from an
>animal's body, or a person's body. appetizing,
>n'est-ce pas?

Oui madame, "very". Do you sneeze from what the dust mites produce? And do people keep saying "bless you!" each time that happens or is it possible to sneeze in peace in France? In Germany, where I am, it's mostly impossible. It's a norm that anybody says that very word I can hardly stand anymore 'cause I get to hear it too often - I sneeze much in general (was away for a week this month with some frieds and their kids; one day the kids made a statistical study of the sneezing of their dad - who is also a master sneezer - and me; I won easily by 10:4) and it's also a norm that you thank for the "blessing", or you're impolite. In Sweden people don't say anthing at all, so this phenomenon was a thing I had to learn and get used to. It's a very small matter, but you know, if you don't adapt, people will always keep on seeing you as a stranger.

Everybody sneezes, so it's a human and intercultural matter and it would be nice to hear what other people might want to say about the art of sneezing; private or public matter where you're from or the way(s) you know it?

Crazy enough toipc? :o)

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Re: The art of sneezing -- netta, Tue, 10/28/03 4:58am
- Re: The art of sneezing -- Ylva, Wed, 10/29/03 5:33am