Simi  +  392085 Sat, 14 Jul 07 05:09 PM Hi,        Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used? Thanks. Simi Joined on Thu, Jan 4 2007 Junior Member 80 My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing. --Jessica Alba

	Philip  +  392095 Sat, 14 Jul 07 05:18 PM  Simi wrote: Hi,        Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used? Thanks. "Be good" is very informal, somewhat akin to "stay out of trouble" or the more humorous "don't do anything I wouldn't do".  "God bless" invokes the divine and is a little more formal. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,612 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Simi  +  392098 Sat, 14 Jul 07 05:22 PM  Philip wrote:  Simi wrote: Hi,        Why is "be good" used while bidding goodbye? Is it same in the sense "God bless" is used? Thanks. "Be good" is very informal, somewhat akin to "stay out of trouble" or the more humorous "don't do anything I wouldn't do".  "God bless" invokes the divine and is a little more formal. Meaning? Simi