Date:  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 10:26:41 -0400
From:  Ron Butters <RonButters[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
Subject: The compassionate "Bless you"

>This stereotype of uncivil New Yorkers is once again refuted. >New Yorkers
are
>brusque, but often quite compassionate. "Bless You" is just >one example of
>the unheralded side of this misunderstood breed of urban >animal.

So who needs compassion for a sneeze? I would rather have it if I fell down
unconscious on the sidewalk--but the people would just step over me, right?
Except for the guy who stopped to lift my wallet. Harumph.