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Lived in Texas my entire life and have never heard anyone say that.
You must live in that Evil City...(*clears throat*)...Austin. LOL, just a Sooner ribbin' the Longhorns.
Your experience is quite different from mine. I've spent most my life in Texas and Oklahoma (and I have family from Arkansas) and I've heard "God Bless" as a way to say goodbye often, if not the majority of the time.
My family and extended family (and most friends) are church goers so I'm sure that has something to do with it.
Anywhere in the South-Central (Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas). Technically these states lean harder towards Evangelicalism than even the states of the Southeast.
No, I've never heard anyone say God Bless as a greeting.
You must live in that Evil City...(*clears throat*)...Austin. LOL, just a Sooner ribbin' the Longhorns.
Your experience is quite different from mine. I've spent most my life in Texas and Oklahoma (and I have family from Arkansas) and I've heard "God Bless" as a way to say goodbye often, if not the majority of the time.
My family and extended family (and most friends) are church goers so I'm sure that has something to do with it.
Well I should have been more specific. I've never heard it used as a salutation. Only when I'm at church or when I give some money to the homeless on the streets. That's it though.
I've heard this a few times in this area, but I've heard "be blessed" more often and even then those people are in the clear minority. If you make it your issue to hang around extreme churchgoers here, then you'll probably hear it daily.
People say "have a blessed day" all the time here in GA. I hear it from my co-workers, cashiers, neighbors, etc... The only person that I hear "God bless" from nowadays is my grandmother.
I was curious, because here in Buffalo (or the Northeast as a whole) it would probably never be said. There is a greeter at Wal Mart who says it though.
I went to Spartanburg SC and a few people said it, and I really liked it. I was wondering if it was just a coincidence, or a more common thing in the South. I really like it though. I sounds a lot better than "have a good one."
My friend who moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas said she was shocked at how it seemed everyone responded to everything she said with a "well bless your heart" and said "God bless" constantly.
Her example:
Friend: So I think I'm going to drive up to Springfield this weekend and finally do a little shopping
Coworker: Well bless your heart!
Friend: Yeah, should be fun. Alright, I'm off, I'll see you on Monday
Coworker: Bless You Megan!
Ugh. I'll take "have a good one" any time. I don't need church-talk on my errands (or anywhere else).
I the word "God" and "bless" really bother you that much?
The US is a generally Christian country, so I wouldn't be bothered by someone saying "God bless", just as if I were in Iran, I wouldn't be indignant if someone wish me a "Happy Eid."
Seriously, some people become so sensitive whenever it comes to religion, they want the right to tell other people why God doesn't exist, while crying if someone tells them Merry Christmas.
Not saying that there is a problem with a bank teller telling you to have a nice day, just saying, if one said God bless, I wouldn't be upset (I would actually be quite glad)
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LOL, just a Sooner ribbin' the Longhorns.
