# I'm tired of loud sneezers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 15, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341 "2012-07-15T21:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/41 "2012-07-16T19:55:28Z")
> [@elmwood](#): > > Growing up in a mostly Catholic city, I was amazed at how Catholic girls could sneeze so quietly. They’d have a dramatic leadup to what most observers would think be a Category 5 sneeze, only to let loose with a quiet squeak, How the hell did they do that? Wasn’t there a GQ thread here once about Catholic girls being quiet sneezers? The OP was asking if students in Catholic schools had been taught to sneeze quietly since there seemed to be such a high correlation between the two categories in his experience. I went to Catholic school and can sneeze completely silently, but I think that’s just a coincidence. I was probably rebelling against my two scream-sneezer parents. So annoying. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/42 "2012-07-16T21:55:51Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I sneeze loud. If you try to minimize the noise you minimize the effectiveness. I won’t cover my sneeze cause if you do, your eyes will pop out. This is a whoosh, right? Because I sneeze like a church mouse when in classes or the library or meeting with clients. . . and my eyes are most certainly still intact. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/43 "2012-07-17T01:33:17Z")
I sneeze repeatedly due to allergies and as such I really am not spreading as many pathogens as someone with a cold would be. I can sneeze as quietly as anyone and do so when appropriate, but it’s certainly not as fun as startling people like the OP. ---
**Author:** ![SticksAndString](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/44 "2012-07-17T02:08:21Z")
It’s not me…I was taught to sneeze in a ‘ladylike’ way by holding it in as much as possible, which causes me to make a squeaking noise when I sneeze. My mom (who was NOT the one who taught me to hold it in…that was my grandmothers) says it’ll cause my eyes to pop out one of these days. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/45 "2012-07-17T02:12:36Z")
I’m sorry, it’s just that I have allerg\*\*[FONT=“Arial Narrow”]AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH[/FONT]CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/46 "2012-07-17T12:55:49Z")
::hauls out the squeegee:: Gesundheit. ETA: Talk about coincidences. Right after I posted this I sneezed loud enough to get a “bless you” from across the hall 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/47 "2012-07-17T13:42:59Z")
In my culture, loud sneezing is a compliment to who ever supplied the blow. I don’t know what your mother taught you, but in my house, we never insult the host. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/48 "2012-07-17T13:54:28Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > In my culture, loud sneezing is a compliment to who ever supplied the blow. I don’t know what your mother taught you, but in my house, we never insult the host. In my culture, we kick the ass of the rookie who sneezes the blow off the mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/49 "2012-07-17T14:23:53Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > In my culture, we kick the ass of the rookie who sneezes the blow off the mirror. In my culture, we laugh mercilessly at the lightweight who leaves blow on the mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/50 "2012-07-17T14:44:10Z")
Hahaa! **Touche**! (god bless me). ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/51 "2012-07-17T15:03:46Z")
In culture of Russia, mirror blows YOU! ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2012, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341/52 "2012-07-19T01:45:10Z")
Probably the most memorable thing a teacher ever said to me (4 years of college here), and in fact one of the only things I can remember _any_ teacher saying to me, came from my 4th grade teacher in 1974 or so: “I hate to lose a really good sneeze.” I think of her every time I let one go. Hello, Mrs. Robertson, wherever you are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-loud-sneezers/628341.md?page=2)