When People Sneeze...

sweetwater · 03-11-2009, 08:41 AM

I'll say "gesundheit", but it's not all that often I'll acknowledge someone's sneeze. Violent expulsions of air from any other orifice, however, may merit a dirty look as I hastily retreat from the area.

glatt · 03-11-2009, 08:58 AM

If it's someone I know, I usually say "bless you." If it's a stranger out in public, I don't acknowledge it, but I try to put some distance between them and me. Once in a while, I say "gesundheit" followed by "schönheit" if they sneeze a second time.

View Poll Results: What do you say when someone near you sneezes?
Bless You	22	57.89%
Gesundheit	7	18.42%
Eeeew	1	2.63%
Something else	3	7.89%
Nothing	5	13.16%
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03-11-2009, 08:41 AM	#1
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I'll say "gesundheit", but it's not all that often I'll acknowledge someone's sneeze. Violent expulsions of air from any other orifice, however, may merit a dirty look as I hastily retreat from the area. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

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03-11-2009, 08:58 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If it's someone I know, I usually say "bless you." If it's a stranger out in public, I don't acknowledge it, but I try to put some distance between them and me. Once in a while, I say "gesundheit" followed by "schönheit" if they sneeze a second time.

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