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I hear it all the time in NC. Im a native N Carolinian and it's commonly heard on people's answering machines. Usually goes something like "Sorry I'm not able to come to the phone right now but if you would please leave your name and number we will get back to you as soon as we can have a blessed day". But customer service wise, I don't here it.
I get that all the time here in Dallas. Starbucks, grocery store, courthouse clerk, etc. many of their employees say "Have a Blessed Day" to me instead of "Have a great/nice day." I don't mind it, I was just wondering how common that was elsewhere.
So is it regional?
I live in Dallas, and have never heard anything like it.
I've definitely never heard it in Iowa or Chicago. My friend who had a 9 month work stint in Arkansas was telling us everyone would say that and "well bless your heart". She thought it was really funny for a bit, then wanted to tell everyone to shove it.
I'm glad they don't say it up here though. As someone who absolutely hates religion being thrown in people's faces, I don't need even more things to roll my eyes at.
I've definitely never heard it in Iowa or Chicago. My friend who had a 9 month work stint in Arkansas was telling us everyone would say that and "well bless your heart". She thought it was really funny for a bit, then wanted to tell everyone to shove it.
I'm glad they don't say it up here though. As someone who absolutely hates religion being thrown in people's faces, I don't need even more things to roll my eyes at.
I'm sure people say "bless you" after you sneeze though, right? Do you roll your eyes at that too? The word "bless" doesn't necessarily have anything to do with religion. It certainly doesn't in "bless your heart" I still dont really know what that even means
Definitely never hear that here, but in TN I heard it occasionally. I still wouldn't say it was common there, though. Being non-religious, I certainly noticed it, but it didn't really bother me.
The meaning "Have a Blessed day" doesn't always have a religious meaning behind it. Most of the time it's simply another way of saying "Have a good day". .
I think a majority of people that use it, do have a religious intention behind it since "bless" is a definitely religious word. They're just trying to spread good will, I know, but it is a bit strange to have someone you don't even know "bless" you. There are plenty of good secular alternatives that do not presume that the listener would want to be "blessed". Saying "bless you" after a sneeze is different because 1) there's no other alternative 2) it has been wide spread all over this country forever.
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