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Compulsory "bless you" when someone sneezes
It's because it was once believed that sneezing stopped your heart, so people would say a small prayer for good health.
Or something like that, I read that somewhere and I'm not sure if it's true.
Yeah but my wife thinks it's mandatory to say, every single time, even if she is in the middle of saying something. And she thinks those rules should apply to everyone.
I don't see why it even needs to be acknowledged.
I like the German “gesundheit”, which means “good health”
I like to make up words that sound German like "Gëschnörgenhünd" when people sneeze. If I get called on it by someone that speaks German, I just claim it's Old High German
oh that’s good, I’m stealing that!